Pafos Live 20 September 2023
The Nicosia District Court today imposed a three-month prison sentence and six penalty points on a 32-year-old man who was spotted by police driving at excessive speed and under the influence of alcohol.
Specifically, shortly after midnight on September 8, 2022, members of the Police, who were conducting a speed check on the Limassol – Nicosia motorway, near Latsia, intercepted a car moving at a speed of 258 kilometers per hour. It was found that the driver of the vehicle was the 32-year-old, who also underwent an alcohol test, with a lower final reading of 48μg g%, instead of 22μg%.
The Nicosia District Court, which examined the case, decided to impose on the 32-year-old a three-month prison sentence and six penalty points for the offence of speeding, as well as a 20-day prison sentence for the offence of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Members of the Police arrested two people, a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, last night as part of an investigation into drug possession, possession of drugs for the purpose of supplying to other persons and money laundering.
The arrest of the above persons was preceded shortly after eight last night by the arrest of their vehicle, while it was being transported in an area of the Nicosia district.
In a subsequent search, a quantity of cannabis weighing approximately 1 kg and 224 grams, a precision scale with traces of white powder believed to be cocaine, as well as a sum of money amounting to €585 were found inside the vehicle.
Both the 39-year-old and the 34-year-old were arrested for flagrant offences, and then, on the basis of a court warrant, a search was carried out at the 39-year-old's home, during which a quantity of white powder weighing approximately 510 grams, believed to be cocaine, was found, as well as a quantity of cannabis, weighing approximately 350 grams.
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Although driving under the influence of alcohol appears from official figures to be a male "privilege", a 42-year-old woman managed to commit a series of traffic and other offences before she was finally arrested by police.
The 42-year-old was spotted at dawn on Thursday by members of the Paphos Traffic Police, during a motorized patrol, driving her vehicle in the wrong direction on a one-way street. She underwent a preliminary alcohol test with a reading almost five times the permitted reading, namely 104μg% instead of 22μg%.
The 42-year-old was taken with her vehicle to the Paphos Traffic Police for final testing, where she refused to give a sample. Not only that, but she attacked and beat a member of the police with her hands. As a result, the woman was arrested for a flagrant offence and taken into custody to facilitate interrogations.
The Paphos Traffic Police continues the examinations.
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Police arrested another 55-year-old man at dawn today as part of an investigation into a case involving arson.
Specifically, at around 10.20pm on September 7, 2023, a fire broke out in three vehicles, which were parked in a residential parking lot in Nicosia. The fire spread to the house, causing extensive damage, while all three vehicles were completely destroyed. Subsequent examinations at the scene revealed that the fire was set maliciously.
For the same case, another 16-year-old person was arrested on September 2023, 61, who is in eight-day detention.
The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations.
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Since last night, a 25-year-old woman has been in the hands of the ICF of Limassol who was wanted for a case of theft of money from a café in Limassol.
According to the Police, it was reported on 18/9 by a 38-year-old café owner that an employee of his café, aged 25, which he employed since January 2023, on different occasions stole the €15,500 money from the proceeds.
An arrest warrant was issued against the 25-year-old and she was wanted. The 25-year-old was spotted last night at Larnaka airport where she presented herself to depart for abroad. She was subsequently arrested and detained.
Under questioning, she makes some allegations which are being investigated.
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Members of the Nicosia OPE conducted yesterday between the hours of 8pm and 10.30pm, an operation to combat the phenomenon of illegal possession, trafficking and trade of duty-free tobacco products and fraudulent evasion of consumption taxes and VAT.
During the operation, 56 boxes of cigarettes, 19 boxes of heated cigarettes and two boxes of tobacco were found in a man's vehicle in Nicosia district.
The 56-year-old along with his vehicle were taken to the local Police Station, where officers of the Chief Customs were called, who arrested him and confiscated the goods.
The case was settled out of court with the payment of 2,500 by the 56-year-old, who was subsequently released.
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A decision of the Supreme Court (first instance jurisdiction) issued last Friday, brings to the fore the control procedures exercised on its members by the Cyprus Bar Association (GPA).
As is apparent from the facts recorded in the contested verdict, a law firm was punished with a fine of €19,000 by the GPP, following an audit carried out by a competent committee of the Bar Association.
More specifically, the supervision and compliance department of the Cyprus Bar Association Council conducted on-site supervisory audits of the law firm, following notification of the latter, on 19/4/2021, 26/4/2021 and 20/5/2021. These checks were carried out on the basis of the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering Activities Law.
On 17/1/2022 the GPP Board issued an indictment. Finally, and after subsequent procedures, the GPP Board imposed a fine of €19,000 on the law firm.
The law firm, which claims, among other things, that the GPP circumvented rules of natural justice in the whole process, appealed to the Supreme Court to extend the deadline to apply for a license to register by summons, with the ultimate goal of issuing a writ of annulment (certiorari), raising a number of arguments. However, Supreme Court Justice Lena Dimitriadou-Andreou rejected the application, justifying her decision in the 11-page verdict.
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Police were mobilized after a pistol and bullets were found in a grave at the cemetery of Agios Nikolaos in Limassol.
According to police, workers went to the cemetery in the morning to open a family grave.
To their surprise, they found a pistol and a number of bullets in a bag.
They immediately called the authorities where they received the items which will be sent for scientific examinations.
