Pafos Press 10 December 2023
The Police arrested a 41-year-old person for an investigation of theft from a store located inside a department store in Pafos, according to the Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nikolaou.
According to the Police, the suspect was arrested after a complaint that he visited the above store and tried to leave without paying. The Police were immediately called to the scene, members of which identified the suspect and in a subsequent investigation it was found that various products worth €118 were found in a backpack, resulting in his arrest for the self-inflicted crime of illegal possession of property.
The suspect was arrested and taken to the Paphos Police Station where on the same day it was also reported that on December 7 he again stole products from the same store, this time worth €92. The 41 year old was re-arrested for the second complaint and is in custody.
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A 20-year-old man was handcuffed by the Pafos Police last night for an investigation into the illegal possession and use of a class B controlled drug, carrying a knife and possession of an offensive weapon.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, last night about half an hour before midnight, the members of the Paphos Traffic Police who were conducting a check on Agapinoros Street in Kato Paphos stopped for a check a vehicle in which two young men aged 19 and 20 were riding respectively.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the 20-year-old passenger of the vehicle was in possession of a green bag containing 1.2 grams of dry cannabis plant matter, a 7.5 cm long metal knife and an iron fist.
The 20-year-old, according to Mr. Nikolaou, was arrested and taken to the offices of YKAN Pafos where, when interrogated, he stated that the amount found was for his own use.
A drug test was conducted on the driver of the vehicle with a negative result. The case is being examined by the YKAN and the Minor Violations Department of Paphos.
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The Paphos Police arrested a 27-year-old woman from Georgia against whom complaints are pending for an investigated case of forgery, circulation of a forged document, impersonation, securing registration by false representations, illegal stay and employment on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, the suspect was called to testify after it was found that she has been residing illegally in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus since March 2023, since her application for residence has been rejected.
As it was established from the tests that followed, said Mr. Nikolaou, the 27-year-old suspect was still working in Cyprus, presenting a fake Greek identity card with which her employer registered her in Social Insurance. The young woman was arrested and the complaints against her are being examined by the TAE Paphos.
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Police arrested a 29-year-old resident of Paphos yesterday to facilitate investigations into three cases of theft by a custodian and money laundering.
Against the 29-year-old, police received three separate complaints from citizens, who allegedly gave money to the suspect in order to buy a car, but he did not hand over the vehicle they agreed to. The three cases were reported to the Police on October 28, 2023.
Specifically, a 33-year-old resident of Paphos reported to the Police that in May 2023, he contacted the 29-year-old, who runs a vehicle sales shop, in order to mediate the sale of his vehicle and bring him a specific vehicle from abroad. To this end, in June 2023, the complainant's side sent the 29-year-old, via wire transfer, an amount of money in excess of €13,000. In addition, the complainant reported that in July 2023, the 29-year-old told him that he sold his vehicle for €25,000.
However, according to the complaint, the suspect never handed over to the complainant the vehicle they agreed to or any amount of money.
The second complaint was made by a 35-year-old resident of Paphos. According to the complaint, the complainant reached an agreement with the 29-year-old to buy a car, which the suspect would bring from abroad. To this end, last July, on two occasions, the 35-year-old gave the 29-year-old a sum of money, totalling €17,000, as part of the value of the vehicle he would buy. However, since then the 29-year-old has not handed over the agreed vehicle to the complainant, nor returned the money.
The third complaint was made by a 61-year-old resident of Paphos, according to whom in July 2023, he sent via wire transfer, the amount of €23,000, to the 29-year-old, in order to purchase a vehicle, which the suspect would bring to him from abroad. However, according to the complaint, the vehicle was never handed over to the complainant, nor was the money refunded.
A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 29-year-old, which was executed yesterday, at Paphos airport, on his return to Cyprus from abroad.
The ICF Pafos continues the examinations.
