Pafos Live 6 January 2024
Police arrested a 53-year-old resident of Nicosia yesterday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession of drugs.
Around 10 a.m. yesterday, members of the YKAN stopped the 53-year-old, who was moving on foot, on a street in Nicosia. During a subsequent search, a quantity of cocaine, with a gross weight of 30 grams, was found in her possession and seized.
The 53-year-old was arrested for a flagrant offence and taken into custody to facilitate interrogations. Today she was brought before the Nicosia District Court, which issued a six-day detention order against her.
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The Paphos Police proceeded to arrest a 47-year-old man to facilitate investigations for an investigated case of theft from a residence and illegal possession of property, while a second 26-year-old person is wanted for the case.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations Michalis Nikolaou, on 27.12.23 at 4:10 in the morning a 27-year-old permanent resident of Paphos reported that on the same day and around 3:45 in the morning, while he was sleeping, someone allegedly entered the room and took the sum of 60 euros, his mobile phone worth €1,300, as well as another mobile phone worth €170, all with a total value of €1,530.
From the visit of the members of the ADE Pafos to the scene, it was established that the perpetrator entered the residence through a sliding window, which was unlocked.
Yesterday Thursday, following information given to the Police, members of the TAE Paphos conducted an investigation in a specific apartment in the Chlorakas area where a 47-year-old man lives.
Also during the investigation, a mobile phone, two watches, two tablets and an amount of gold jewellery were found for which the tenant did not give satisfactory explanations.
Subsequently, the 47-year-old was arrested for illegal possession of property. Afterwards, the 27-year-old complainant inspected the stolen items and recognized his phone worth €1,300 that had been stolen from his residence. An arrest warrant was issued against the 47-year-old for the crime of residential burglary and he was re-arrested. Then, Mr. Nikolaou told KYPE, during the investigation of this case, testimony emerged that the rest of the property was taken from various places and with the involvement of a 26-year-old who happens to be the son of the 47-year-old. An arrest warrant was issued against the 26-year-old and he is wanted. The examinations are being continued by the Paphos Police.
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The Police arrested a 39-year-old man last night, in the context of investigating the case of causing a fire and destroying the Christmas Tree, which was located in Kennedy Square, in the Municipality of Paphos. The case is being investigated by the Paphos TAE.
According to the data under investigation, around 3.15 in the morning last Wednesday, January 03, a fire broke out in the Christmas Tree, which was located in Kennedy Square, in Paphos. The Christmas Tree was completely destroyed by the fire, which was extinguished by members of the Fire Service.
From the tests carried out by the Paphos TAE, evidence emerged against the 39-year-old suspect, in relation to the fire and destruction of the Christmas Tree. A judicial arrest warrant was issued against him, under which he was arrested by members of the OPE Paphos, who located him shortly before midnight on Friday, in an area of Paphos district. He was taken into custody for the purpose of investigating the case.
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According to police, a 33-year-old man allegedly attempted to supply drugs to a detainee in Limassol police detention facilities. According to a police statement, the attempt to supply drugs, and specifically cannabis, to a person detained in a police detention center in Limassol took place last night.
The 33-year-old went to police custody at around 8.45pm on Friday. As he told the members of the Police serving in the detention area, he was transporting various food items to deliver to a specific person, who had been arrested and was being held in police custody.
The members of the Police proceeded to a check, during which in the food that the 33-year-old wished to deliver to the detainee, they allegedly found hidden in food packaging, two other nylon packages, which as it was later found by a check made by members of the Anti-Narcotics Service – YKAN, contained a small amount of cannabis, weighing 1.9462 grams in total.
After the 33-year-old was questioned by members of the Police, he was summoned to appear again, upon completion of police examinations, to be charged in writing, in relation to the offences under investigation he allegedly committed. The examinations are continued by the YKAN (Limassol District Unit).
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The 21-year-old man from Albania, as well as a 57-year-old Greek Cypriot, were detained for seven days by the Larnaca District Court, who were arrested on Thursday after 42kg of marijuana was found. The two are believed to be members of an international drug ring active in Cyprus and other European countries and both Interpol and Europol will be informed.
The 57-year-old was represented during the detention process by lawyer Nikola Kantara, while the young Albanian appeared without a lawyer. According to what was told in court, the YKAN had information that the 57-year-old was engaged in importing and trading large quantities of drugs using another person, who undertook the receipt and storage of drugs and then, on the instructions of the former, their delivery to the final recipients.
Police had placed under surveillance the 57-year-old, who on January 2 allegedly met the 21-year-old at a café in the Larnaca district. Thus, members of the YKAN also put under surveillance the young Albanian, who two days later was seen receiving two boxes from a courier company. On the same day, around 5 p.m., the suspect's vehicle in Tersefanou was stopped for inspection. During the search, three nylon bags containing 20kg and 669g of cannabis were found in the car. Tests followed at his home in Tersephanou, where 21 airtight nylon packages containing another 21kg and 303g of cannabis were found.
Half an hour later, in an area of Larnaka, members of the YKAN stopped the 57-year-old's vehicle for inspection. During the search, a syringe containing cannabis oil was found in the suspect's purse.
The two were arrested and refuse to cooperate with police, who are examining documents and other evidence found in the suspects' possession. In addition to the persons who sent the drugs, associates of the two are also being sought, as well as the recipients of the drugs, which are believed to have been trafficked throughout Cyprus.
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Police made a new, third arrest yesterday, to facilitate investigations into the shooting case, which occurred on December 29, 2023, outside the Central Prison in Nicosia.
In the context of the police examinations regarding this case, a testimony emerged against a 29-year-old resident of Larnaka. A judicial arrest warrant was issued against him, under which he was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
It is noted that a 27-year-old man and a 26-year-old man are already in custody in the same case. Reports indicate that a fourth person is wanted in the same case.
The shooting occurred on the morning of December 29 when, according to the evidence under examination, a driver parked his car on a Nicosia street and after firing five to six shots in the air, fled. This movement was recorded by closed circuit cameras.
