Pafos Live 11 August 2023
A strong police force carried out a new operation in the morning in the apartment complex of Chloraka, which, despite being deemed unfit for living, continues to be used mainly by foreigners residing illegally in the country.
Some foreigners continue to illegally connect the apartments they have occupied with the adjacent EAC substation, endangering their own lives.
According to police, in the coordinated operation at the St Nickolas apartment complex in Chloraka, a number of apartments and foreigners were searched.
Five cases of power theft arose, with illegal connections from an adjacent substation. Crews of the community of Chlorakas proceeded again to clean the areas of the complex from garbage and other objects brought to the area by illegal aliens.
Residents of the area argue that a ghetto and space for all illegal activities have been created and call on the state to take more drastic measures.
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Filenews 12 August 2023
A group of about fifty foreigners staying illegally in the unsuitable St Nicolas apartment complex in Chloraka attacked police officers last night. They threw stones and other objects at them.
The police had been ordered to guard the EAC substation in the specific complex so that foreigners would not attempt illegal connections again. A group of foreigners, about fifty people, with wild and threatening moods, attacked the police with stones.
According to police, reinforcements were called to the area and the station is still guarded.
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The managers of seven nightclubs in the centre of Paphos, Kato Paphos and Konia were reported last night by members of the police for broadcasting music without the necessary permission.
In one case the nightclub operated without a license to sell alcoholic beverages.
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A large operation was organized last night by the police with interceptions and vehicle checks, mainly in the western low area of Paphos.
A large number of vehicles were searched and eight drivers who were driving under the influence of alcohol and one driver who had used drugs were eventually reported.
A stolen vehicle was also found and the owner had not had time to notice the theft.
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Filenews 12 August 2023
Two young Israeli passengers caused disruption yesterday morning on a scheduled flight from Larnaca to Tel Aviv.
As a result, police intervened and the young rioters disembarked from the plane for the flight to take place normally. The incident took place early Thursday morning on a Tus Air flight bound for Tel Aviv. According to the official update, around 07:10 in the morning the managing company of the international airport informed the Airport Security Directorate that two youths had caused a problem.
It appears that one of them opened a bottle and threw the cap at another passenger. According to what was reported, the two young men, 20 and 19 years old, respectively, were causing concern and did not comply with the instructions of the crew. At the same time, the captain of the aircraft decided not to admit them to the flight.
Eventually, the young rioters, accompanied by the policeman, got off the plane. They were severely reprimanded, apologised and then allegedly bought tickets to depart on another flight.
However, media in Israel gave other dimensions to the incident. A report we found said six Israeli youths had been arrested, noting that one of them had thrown a can of soft drink at a passenger sitting in the back seats of the plane. A competent police source, however, assures that there was no such issue and neither had there been any complainant.
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The dismantling of a large cocaine ring is estimated to have been achieved by the members of the Anti-Narcotics Service in Limassol, following the arrests of four Nigerians who recently arrived on the island, in order to set up a hard drug trafficking ring.
The information that recently reached the hands of YKAN Limassol and referred to a hard drug ring and trafficking, was verified. With methodical moves and after many hours of surveillance of the suspects, the members of the Limassol YKAN put their plan into practice on Thursday afternoon, raiding the house they live in the area of Agios Nikolaos in Limassol.
The examiners of YKAN Limassol are convinced, after important evidence in their hands, that they have dismantled an organized ring that was channelling cocaine to Limassol. According to reliable information of "F", during the raid of the investigators at the residence where the suspects live, a quantity of cocaine of 595 grams was found, as well as a clientele and various handwritten notes with names of persons, quantities and amounts of money.
The four suspects, three men, two 38-year-olds, a 35-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, were brought before the Limassol Court yesterday, with the examiners of the case requesting their detention for a period of eight days. The lawyer for the four Nigerians did not contest the police request and the Court approved their detention.
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A fire broke out at dawn on Saturday, in a vehicle parked in a courtyard of a house, in the area of Linopetra in the Limassol district.
According to the Police Communication Branch, the fire broke out around 4 a.m. in a 67-year-old man's vehicle.
The fire, extinguished by members of the Fire Brigade, damaged the rear of the vehicle.
Initial examinations by members of the police show arson.
The scene is under guard and new examinations will be carried out to ascertain the causes, the exact causes of the fire by the Police and Fire Brigade.
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A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Larnaca to facilitate police investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession of property.
According to the Police, at around 10.40 pm on Friday, August 11, members of the Larnaca OPE spotted in an area in the city centre, a 36-year-old man, moving suspiciously in possession of some metal objects.
A search conducted on the suspect found in his possession a number of items, which appear to be medical instruments and raised suspicions that they may have been stolen from an adjacent premises, which formerly operated as a clinic and remains closed and secured.
Under questioning, the 36-year-old did not give satisfactory explanations for the possession of the objects and as a result he was arrested for the offenses of illegal possession of property.
The case is being investigated by the Central Police Station of Larnaka.
