Pafos Live 8 January 2024
A young man is being sought by police for placing a high-power homemade bomb that exploded yesterday morning in a vehicle parked outside a car parts shop in the industrial area of Konia.
The movements of the assailant, who had his face covered with a hood, were recorded by closed-circuit businesses in the area. ICF members who have at their disposal the visual material attempt to identify the perpetrator by his body structure and way of walking.
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Detention orders three and five were issued by the Pafos District Court against two persons aged 47 and 27 respectively, to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of theft from residence and illegal possession of property.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on December 27, 2023, a 27-year-old man reported that on the same day an unknown person entered his residence and extorted property of a total value of €1530.
Initially, Nicolaou told CNA, testimony had been secured against a 47-year-old man who had been arrested on January 4 and who the next day appeared in court and was secured against a detention order for three days. Further, during the investigation of this case, testimony emerged that the 47-year-old's son, aged 27, was also involved in the case. An arrest warrant has been issued against the 27-year-old since January 4.
According to him, on Saturday, January 6, members of the Pafos Crime Detection Department located the 27-year-old permanent resident of Paphos at his residence, who allegedly tried to escape, but was stopped nearby and immobilized.
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A defensive grenade, three pistols, as well as 11 bullets, were found yesterday by members of the Nicosia Police (ICF).
The weaponry, which was found hidden in an open area (field) in an area of a village in the Nicosia district, was received to be sent for scientific examinations.
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Members of the Police (ICF and Famagusta YKAN) conducted yesterday, based on a court warrant, a search of the house of a 32-year-old man, located in a village in the Larnaca district.
During the search, which took place in the presence of the 32-year-old, a pistol was found inside the house along with its magazine, 11 firearm shells, a blank cartridge, as well as a quantity of cannabis.
All the items found were taken as evidence, while the 32-year-old was arrested for flagrant offences and detained.
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Filenews
With the recommendation that he be prosecuted for the offence of homicide, the examiners of the Limassol Traffic Police transmit this morning the file with the examinations and investigations of the quadruple fatality that occurred 30 minutes after the New Year came at a photo-controlled intersection in Limassol, leading to the death of four people.
As philenews learns, the examiners of the Limassol Traffic Police recommend the criminal prosecution of the 44-year-old driver for the offence of homicide, but the final decision will be taken by the Legal Service after studying the file.
Subsequently, the examiners of the Traffic Police, after receiving the appropriate instructions, are expected around 12 noon to lead the 44-year-old driver of the double cab before the Limassol District Court. The case, depending on the instructions given, will be registered in court and it will be decided whether the 44-year-old will remain in custody or not.
If the 44-year-old is prosecuted for the offence of homicide, then the case will be referred for trial before the Permanent Assize Court of Limassol.
It is recalled that the re-enactment conducted by experts of the Limassol Traffic Police and the Limassol District Unit clarified some issues that seem to have contributed decisively to the occurrence of the traffic collision with tragic results.
During the re-enactment, according to our information, the final positions of the vehicles, their weight, weather conditions, lighting and other factors were taken into account. What was clarified was that the driver was moving at a speed above the limit (it is 50km) and appears to be preliminarily approaching 90km. The driver appears to have passed in red, while he claims the opposite.
As mentioned in a previous publication, the video played an important role in calculating the speed of the double cab. As explained to "F", the time the vehicle is seen until the time of collision is timed and based on scientific calculations the speed is estimated.
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The Permanent Assize Court, which met today in Larnaka, sentenced a 47-year-old man to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty in connection with a case involving the illegal importation of drugs and possession of drugs with the intention of supplying to another person.
According to the facts, 36 kilos of drugs were found in two travel luggage of the 46-year-old, who travelled by air to Cyprus, from a third country, with a stopover in Europe, on 29 June. During the trip, his luggage was transported on a separate flight to the same country in Europe, and then transported on a separate flight to Cyprus.
After providing the Cyprus Police with relevant information about the quantity of cannabis that was in the luggage, YKAN, in cooperation with the Department of Customs, proceeded to collect the two bags upon their arrival in Cyprus. When checking the luggage, it was found that it belonged to the 46-year-old suspect.
