Filenews 11 June 2023
A case of premeditated murder, of Christos Charilaou, 39 years old, is being investigated by the Police in Limassol.
Specifically, around 11:45 p.m. yesterday, police received information about shots being fired outside a house in Parekklisia.
Members of the Police went to the scene, where they found Charilaou dead outside his home.
According to the evidence under investigation, the 39-year-old had just previously parked his car on the street outside his home and was shot several times while trying to enter his home.
The scene has been cordoned off and further tests will continue.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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Police located and seized a quantity of cannabis, weighing 16 kilos and arrested a young man aged 28, yesterday.
According to a relevant announcement, the 28-year-old arrived at Larnaka airport, coming from another European country, shortly after 7:00 yesterday afternoon.
During his passport control, it was found that an arrest warrant was pending against him by the Limassol YKAN for a drug case, resulting in his arrest.
Subsequently, in a search made by Customs Officers in his luggage, 15 nylon packages containing a quantity of cannabis, weighing approximately 16 kg and 12 grams, were found.
The YKAN (Larnaca Unit) continues the examinations.
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Pafos Live
Police in Nicosia handcuffed a 35-year-old Syrian man after he was spotted driving around with killed lambs in his vehicle.
Specifically, members of the Ledra substation around 8:30 last night, intercepted a vehicle for traffic checks.
In the trunk of his car, five killed lambs were found in bags, which he claimed he slaughtered in a friend's junkyard and would sell. A cleaver and knife were also found.
The members of the Ledra substation handcuffed him and the veterinary services were informed.
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The route of the new large quantity of drugs found by members of the YKAN in cooperation with members of the Customs Department of Pafos airport, is described in a statement by the 29-year-old Bulgarian, in whose luggage about 20 kilos of drugs were found. According to what he told the police, due to financial problems, he volunteered to transport the shipment of drugs to Cyprus. Based on his claim, his compatriots initially gave him €800 euros and a mobile phone on which he received electronic instructions and plane tickets.
He first travelled to Madrid where he received the drugs airside and then through Budapest arrived at Paphos airport last night with one kilogram of cocaine and 19 kilos of cannabis in his luggage. On the way he had received another €1500 euros and when he was arrested he was in possession of €1700 euros and a mobile phone.
The 29-year-old Bulgarian, who refuses to name the people to whom he would deliver the drugs in Cyprus, faces charges of illegal importation, possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs and money laundering, all of which carry heavy prison sentences.
Police believe that on the flight from Budapest to Cyprus there were other members of the ring who discreetly monitored the Bulgarian, while investigations will be carried out abroad in cooperation with Interpol and Europol to identify the masterminds of the ring.
