Pafos Live 26 February 2024
Two people under the age of 18 were spotted driving without a licence in Paphos on Sunday. Specifically, according to the Police, a seventeen-year-old was found driving in Paphos without a driving license and without insurance against a third party. The vehicle driven by the 17-year-old was stopped at 20:30 on Sunday by members of the Traffic Police due to exceeding the speed limit. His co-driver was also a minor.
A check found that the 17-year-old did not have a driver's license and third-party insurance. He was taken to the offices of the Paphos Police Authority where his parent was called.
In another case, a 15-year-old was spotted driving a vehicle yesterday in Paphos.
Besides, at 00:30 this morning on the Avenue Tombs of the Kings a vehicle was stopped for inspection. A preliminary drug test the driver underwent showed a positive indication. Additional sample taken will be sent to the General Chemical State Laboratory for further tests.
Also, 175 drivers were reported in the last three days for various traffic complaints in Paphos. Of the 175 traffic complaints, 20 were for driving under the influence of alcohol and 3 for driving under the influence of drugs.
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The Permanent Assize Court of Limassol imposed today a prison sentence on the 34-year-old defendant in connection with the case of 8 kilos of cocaine found and seized on October 13, 2023, at Mouttayaka's house. A 35-year-old man who owned the drugs is also charged in the same case.
The Limassol Permanent Assize Court found the 34-year-old guilty after his own admission to serious charges of possession and possession with intent to supply to other persons and imposed a 12-year prison sentence. It should be noted that after this development, the now 34-year-old convicted will be called to testify against the first defendant and his best man. As philenews learns, it has already been included in the witness protection program.
The 34-year-old defendant and owner of the house admitted the role of storekeeper, saying that he gave the space of his house to his friend to conceal a quantity of cocaine, receiving a reward of €1,000 a month.
According to the facts of the case, information was received in the hands of the YKAN that the two men, aged 35 and 34, were engaged in the trafficking of large quantities of drugs. Following a coordinated operation by the Limassol YKAN on October 13, 2023, the two defendants were caught red-handed in an open area, adjacent to the 34-year-old's residence in Mouttayaka, engaged in the separation and packaging of one kilogram of cocaine.
Specifically, the two defendants during the YKAN raid were found distributing cocaine in various doses in bags so that it would be ready for sale. The members of the YKAN proceeded to arrest the 35-year-old while the 34-year-old defendant tried to escape, throwing in the yard of a neighbouring residence, a bag of cocaine weighing 100 grams. The 34-year-old was eventually stopped by members of the police and put in handcuffs. In a search, buried quantities of cocaine weighing about 8kg as well as cannabis of one kilogram were found.
Precision scales, a sum of money, a mobile phone, as well as eleven flares and two smoke canisters were also found and confiscated as evidence. The value of the seized quantity of 8 kilos of cocaine, according to YKAN investigators, is estimated at about one million euros.
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A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a vehicle parked in a parking lot of the Horse Racing Club in the Agios Pavlos area of Nicosia district.
Two fire trucks from Paphos Gate Fire Station responded and the fire was brought under control at 17:38. From the fire and heat, the vehicle in question suffered extensive damage.
An adjacent parked vehicle was also damaged by the fire. After investigating the causes of the fire, in cooperation with the Police, it was determined that the fire was caused by arson.
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The presence of the Police in Limassol was intense, since for the last three days they were everywhere and controlled everything.
Specifically, from 23/2 to 26/2, the Limassol Police Authority carried out a total of 442 vehicle checks, 476 checks on persons and 211 checks for driving under the influence of alcohol. This resulted in a total of 22 alcohol complaints, 107 traffic offence complaints, 16 traffic complaints, 15 seizures of vehicles and 4 motorcycles.
At the same time, two nightclubs were denounced, while three fine warrants were issued, one warrant for tobacco products, two for illegal possession of drugs, one arrest warrant for illegal stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and one arrest warrant for illegal possession and transport of a weapon.
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The Larnaca Permanent Assize Court today imposed concurrent prison sentences of ten years on a 25-year-old woman, whom she found guilty after a trial of a drug trafficking case, for the offences of importing and possessing drugs.
The 25-year-old was arrested on September 07, 2023, at Larnaka Airport, where a little earlier she had arrived on a flight from abroad and where, following a check made by an officer of the Department of Customs and Excise on her luggage, in the context of the cooperation of the Police and the Department of Customs, five (5) nylon packages were found, which contained approximately 9.5 kilos of cannabis.
The case had been investigated by the YKAN (Larnaka District Unit).
