Filenews 2 December 2023
A 22-year-old man from the Limassol district was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Larnaca Permanent Assize Court, who trafficked a large quantity of cannabis in order, as he confessed, to pay off a debt he created by buying drugs.
The young defendant was found guilty by his own admission to charges of possession of almost 10kg of cannabis with intent to supply it to other persons. According to the facts of the case, on October 7, 2023, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration rushed to an area in Zygi, following information that a large amount of marijuana would be contrabanded.
The members of the YKAN spotted the convict's car heading from the exit of Kalavasos towards Zygi. At one point, the 22-year-old stopped near an air bridge and headed to a reed bed in the area. There he was seen picking up two black garbage bags, which he put in his car and drove away. That's when a police car started chasing him. In his attempt to escape, the 22-year-old drove his car into a field with olive trees, as a result of which it came to a standstill. He then got out of his vehicle and fled. Officers searched his car and found ten kilograms of cannabis in the black bags.
The next day the defendant presented himself with his lawyer to the police, who handcuffed him. In his testimony, he said he would move the cannabis to another location and that this would pay off a €1,500 debt he had created from the drug market.
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Members of the Anti-Narcotics Service – YKAN proceeded to the arrest of a 33-year-old man last night in Limassol after he was found in possession of a quantity of cannabis with a gross weight of one kilogram and approximately 564 grams. The 33-year-old suspect was taken into custody, with the YKAN investigating a drug trafficking case.
Specifically, shortly after 7.00 pm on Friday, members of the YKAN stopped the 33-year-old, who was travelling in a car he was driving, in the area of Ypsonas for inspection. The 33-year-old tried to escape control, as a result of which the car he was driving collided with two police service vehicles and came to a standstill at the scene.
An investigation followed, during which members of the YKAN found in the back seat of the 33-year-old's car, a package of cannabis with a gross weight of one kilogram and about 174 grams. After the 33-year-old was arrested by the members of the YKAN for flagrant offenses, a search followed at his residence, as well as at an adjacent auxiliary residence. During the search of the auxiliary residence, the members of the Police found, at the suggestion of the 33-year-old suspect, another package of cannabis with a gross weight of approximately 390 grams.
The examinations continue from the district unit of YKAN in Limassol.
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The police have been in possession since dawn of the second car that was recently stolen from a shop window of a car sales company in Limassol. The car was spotted by a police patrol moving in an area of the city. The driver escaped arrest.
According to the police, a patrol of the service spotted the car in question moving on Despinas and Nikos Pattichi Street in Limassol at dawn. The members of the police signalled the driver to stop, but he developed speed. A chase ensued through the streets of the area. The driver managed to escape for a while and before being noticed abandoned the car, which was spotted a few minutes later.
The two cars were stolen last Tuesday night. The perpetrators, after breaching a sliding door, entered the store of the car sales company and after shattering the windows, stole the two vehicles. After investigations, members of the police located one car a few hours after the theft was noticed. The stolen cars are at the city's police headquarters for scientific examinations in an effort to identify the perpetrators.
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Paphos Police arrested a 22-year-old man on Friday for an investigation into illegal possession and use of a controlled class B drug and various road traffic offences.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on Friday at 21:00 at night members of the Pafos Traffic Police stopped a car driven by a 22-year-old asylum seeker for inspection.
A subsequent body search allegedly found him in possession of a quantity of cannabis which he said was for his own use. He was arrested for a flagrant offence and detained and then taken to the offices of YKAN in Paphos.
Nicolaou said the young man underwent a narcotest test had a positive indication. He gave an additional saliva sample which was sealed and will be sent to the General Chemical State Laboratory for laboratory analysis, he added.
His vehicle was transported and detained at the Paphos Traffic Police while it was found that he was driving without a driver's license and without being covered by insurance. Subsequently, the 22-year-old was detained in the detention facilities of the Paphos Police Authority.
CNA
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Pafos Press
The members of the Pafos Traffic Police couldn't believe their eyes last night when, during a vehicle inspection, they found that a 50-year-old driver was driving a vehicle whose license had not been renewed since 2014, nine years ago.
This particular driver was not only behind the wheel without traffic since 2014, as it was found that his vehicle was written off since 2017.
Of course, the violations of the Code of Civil Procedure did not end there, since the vehicle, as expected, also had no MOT.
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The Pafos Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Thursday for an investigation of a case of illegal possession of property, to facilitate investigations.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations Michalis Nikolaou, on the afternoon of November 30, following information, a search warrant was obtained for a specific residence in the city of Paphos.
Members of the Paphos Crime Investigation Department went to the residence in question and found a 24-year-old person living there, a permanent resident of Cyprus.
During the investigation, Mr. Nikolaou told KYPE, two televisions, three bicycles, an electronic laptop and other electrical tools were found for which he did not give satisfactory explanations as to their possession.
Subsequently, he was arrested for the spontaneous offense of illegal possession of property and was taken into custody.
The examinations for the above case are continuing by the Paphos Police.
(KYPE/KP/GBA)
