Filenews 25 April 2023
Paphos Police have arrested a 62-year-old man in connection with an ongoing theft case.
According to the Spokesperson of the Paphos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, last Saturday, a 33-year-old shop owner reported to the Paphos Central Police Station that a €600 refrigerator had been stolen from the outside of his store.
Yesterday the complainant informed the Police that he saw his fridge advertised for sale on a specific FB internet page by a specific person, aged 62, a resident of Paphos village.
A search warrant was issued against the suspect and on Monday afternoon a search was carried out at his residence, during which the refrigerator in question was located and confiscated.
He was subsequently arrested and is in custody.
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One person is wanted by police for causing grievous bodily harm.
According to the Spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, yesterday a 36-year-old man reported to the Pafos ICF that, while he was in his apartment, in the area of Emba, his roommate, aged 24, for "insignificant reason" attacked him and hit him with a glass water bottle, injuring him in the right upper limb.
The complainant went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Paphos General Hospital and it was found that he suffered a right index tendon dissection and was detained for hospitalization for surgical purposes. A warrant was issued for the 24-year-old and he is wanted.
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Pafos Live
The Customs Department at Pafos Airport proceeded with the seizure of duty-free tobacco products, while the passenger, in whose luggage the products were allegedly found, after paying the amount of €11,000, was released.
According to a relevant announcement by the Ministry of Finance on April 21, 2023, following a relevant check carried out by officers of the Department of Customs and Excise at Pafos Airport, they found in the luggage of a passenger who was going to depart for a UK airport, 549 packages of 50 grams of tobacco, 10 packages of 200 pieces of cigarettes and 3 packs of 20 pieces of cigarettes, which did not bear the smoke-prone allergen label, the safety feature and the unique traceability identifier.
The suspect admitted that he purchased the duty-free tobacco products from the occupied areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and illegally transported them to the free areas with a view to transporting them to the United Kingdom.
He was subsequently arrested for flagrant customs offences, while tobacco products were confiscated as subject to confiscation.
The next day, the suspect was brought before the Pafos District Court, where his three-day detention was decided.
Later, after accepting his request for an out-of-court settlement of the offenses, with the payment of the sum of €11,000 and the abandonment of the confiscated tobacco products, the passenger was released.
