Pafos Live 14 September 2023
Police arrested a 42-year-old resident of Paphos for drug possession. Members of the Paphos Police Authority and the MMAD intercepted the vehicle driven by the 42-year-old on Embas Avenue last night.
A body search found a quantity of cannabis and he refused to undergo a narcotest.
Last night police made 28 traffic complaints, one of which concerned a driver who was found driving under the influence of alcohol.
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The 25-year-old hacker, his 59-year-old mother and his 71-year-old uncle appeared again today before the Assize Court in connection with the murder case of 31-year-old Angelos Pericleous. The case was adjourned to September 27.
It is recalled that the case was registered without the body of the 31-year-old having been located.
At the previous hearing, the 3 replied by not admitting to all charges.
In the joint indictment are the names of a 25-year-old man, his 71-year-old uncle and his 59-year-old mother, with the former facing the most serious charge, that of premeditated murder.
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A fight between two people took place on Wednesday night in the area of Mesa Geitonia
According to police, two people got into a fight and were then caught. It all started when a foreign motorcyclist cut the road to a passing driver and a Greek Cypriot got involved in the case in order to ask for explanations for the incident. As a result of the fight, the two were caught in the arms and the Greek Cypriot was slightly injured in the leg.
Members of the Force immediately rushed to the spot for examinations.
From the examinations carried out, it appears that the foreign motorcyclist is staying illegally in Cyprus and was arrested by the authorities.
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The fact that we are not talking about casualties from the explosion that occurred yesterday morning at a metal recycling plant in the industrial area of Aradippou is purely due to chance.
A 68-year-old Greek Cypriot, as well as two factory workers, a European citizen and an African asylum seeker, were injured and other people at the site were in danger. The explosion was caused by an object about 10cm long, carried for recycling by the 68-year-old, with investigations by police and National Guard experts concluding that it was a military grenade from a firing range in Koshi.
The incident happened a few minutes after 7 a.m. The 68-year-old rushed to the factory in a double-cab vehicle from a village in the Nicosia district carrying metals he collected. Incredibly, the object that exploded was placed inside the double cabin, while the rest was in the back, according to testimonies in the possession of the police. The explosion occurred as the pensioner handed over the object to a worker after it hit the ground. The three persons were injured and were immediately transferred to Larnaka Hospital and underwent surgeries. The 68-year-old's health condition is considered more serious, but it does not give cause for concern.
Members of the Aradippou Police Station and members of the Criminal Investigation Service rushed to the area. From the first moment, suspicions of military ammunition were raised and for this reason the assistance of the National Guard was requested, which participated in the investigations with a pyrotechnic. Fragments were taken from the scene, which were sent for scientific examinations in order to identify the object that exploded.
According to "F" information from police sources, the 68-year-old who was injured said that the object that exploded was collected several days ago from the Kourtellos area, which falls within the Vouyes firing range located in Koshi. He reportedly said he believed it was a motor and kept it at home without knowing he and his family were in mortal danger.
It is noted that a National Guard exercise was held at this firing range a few months ago that included the throwing of grenades. It is believed that one of them did not explode and was picked up by the 68-year-old.
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Extrajudicial charges of €3,000 each were issued to two persons who were spotted hunting in a restricted area.
According to the spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, on Wednesday, at 06:55, members of the Game Service were in the area of Elizeta, territory of the village of Mandria, for the prevention of poaching, when they heard gunshots coming from a prohibited area.
When they approached the place, they spotted two 26-year-old people hunting within the boundaries of a restricted area for hunting.
As Mr. Nicolaou told CNA, their shotguns and a number of hunting cartridges were received as evidence and extrajudicial fines of €3,000 were issued to each one.
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A total of 118 people arrived at dawn yesterday by boat in the sea area of Cape Greco in the free province of Famagusta.
Information indicates that the boat was located around 04.40 in the morning and due to its overload, it was deemed necessary to go to the point of vessels of the Port and Maritime Police.
On board were a total of 118 people, 83 men, 9 women, 11 children and 15 unaccompanied minors, who were safely transferred to the Ayia Napa marina and from there were taken to the Famagusta Police Headquarters.
The 118 people, all from Syria, are being interrogated and their details are being taken, while upon completion of the process they are expected to be transferred to the "Pournara" First Reception Center in Kokkinotrimithia.
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A fire broke out in a stairwell in the basement of a private university building in Nicosia on Wednesday afternoon, with the Fire Brigade mobilized with three fire trucks from Nicosia Fire Stations.
In a statement today, the spokesman of the Fire Brigade, Andreas Kettis, says that the fire was in a stack of stationery and books and was brought under control at 13:01.
According to Andreas Kettis, "from the heat and smoke, the paint and the electrical installation of the stairwell were damaged."
The members of the Fire Brigade extinguished the fire and ventilated the area, while it is noted that at the time of the fire, the security staff of the building had evacuated the building before the arrival of the Fire Brigade and no one was in danger.
However, as Mr. Kettis mentions in his announcement, the members of the Fire Brigade carried out additional checks for any trapped people.
After an investigation of the causes of the fire, which was carried out in cooperation with the Police, it was determined that the fire was caused by arson.
