Pafos Live 17 June 2024
A large quantity of gold and jewellery that is being investigated if they are stolen was found by the Police, following a search of a premises in Paphos, carried out by members of the Pafos ICF. The search of the premises was carried out in the context of an investigation into a case of burglary of a goldsmith's shop, committed last February, in Paphos. The members of the Police proceeded to the arrest of a 52-year-old woman, owner of the premises.
The search of the premises was carried out pursuant to a court warrant, issued on the basis of evidence obtained during the investigation by the ICF of Pafos, of a case of burglary of a goldsmith's shop in Paphos, committed on February 15. According to the complaint filed with the police, gold and jewellery worth €305,000 were stolen from the shop.
As part of the investigation, evidence emerged against the 52-year-old in connection with the commission of the offences of theft, money laundering, aiding and abetting the commission of a felony, destruction of evidence, and conspiracy to commit a felony. A judicial arrest warrant was issued against her, pursuant to which she was arrested shortly before 11.00am on Sunday, by members of the Pafos ICF.
This was followed by searches pursuant to a court warrant, as well as with the consent of the 52-year-old, at her residence and vehicles, as well as at her premises in Paphos. During the searches, a sum of money amounting to €18,820 and a very large quantity of gold, jewellery, and diamonds were found, for the possession of which the 52-year-old did not give satisfactory explanations, resulting in the members of the Police proceeding to her arrest for the offense of illegal possession of property. The Police are investigating the origin of the items found, which was confiscated as evidence for the purposes of police examinations.
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Two persons, aged 30 and 29, were arrested yesterday by the Police in Paphos, for facilitating interrogations, after the detection and seizure of a quantity of cannabis, gross weight of one kilogram and 489 grams.
Specifically, around 9.30 p.m. Yesterday, members of the YKAN stopped the 29-year-old and the 30-year-old, who were walking on a street in Paphos, for inspection. During a subsequent search, a quantity of cannabis, with a gross weight of 18 grams, was found in the possession of the 30-year-old, while in the possession of the 29-year-old, a quantity of cannabis with a gross weight of two grams was found. The drugs were seized, while a 29-year-old and a 30-year-old man were arrested for the offence of illegal possession of drugs.
The homes and premises of the two arrested persons were searched, where quantities of cannabis were also located and confiscated.
Specifically, in a premises maintained by the 29-year-old in Paphos, a quantity of cannabis, gross weight of one kilogram and 128 grams, was found and confiscated. Precision scales and other items were also seized. At the 30-year-old's home, a quantity of cannabis, with a total gross weight of 341 grams, was found and seized.
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Members of the Police proceeded to the arrest of 15 persons during police control operations to combat offences of illegal employment, illegal employment, and illegal stay in the territory of the Republic.
During a check at an premises in Nicosia, at around 8.30 am on Sunday, members of the Aliens and Immigration Service – YAM Headquarters, detected five persons, third-country nationals, working at the premises illegally, without permission from the competent Authority.
Three of the suspects, two men aged 30 and a man aged 24, were found to be illegally in the Republic and after being arrested for the offences of illegal employment and illegal stay in the territory of the Republic, they were detained for the purpose of police examinations.
The other two suspects, men aged 30 and 23, are legally in the Republic. They were arrested for the offence of illegal employment and after being charged in writing, they were released to be summoned before a Court for trial of the case.
The employer of the five persons was also charged in writing with the offence of illegal employment.
Another person was arrested for the offence of illegal employment, during a check carried out by members of the Limassol Police Force, at around 10.30 before noon on Sunday, at a premises in Limassol. This is a man of age
38 years old, a third-country national, who was detected by the members of the Police working at the premises, without permission from the competent Authority.
As it was established by the examinations that followed, the 38-year-old is legally in the Republic. After being charged in writing with the offence of illegal employment, he was released to be summoned before a court for trial.
The 38-year-old's employer was also charged in writing with the offence of illegal employment.
Another nine persons, third-country nationals, were arrested for the offence of illegal stay in the territory of the Republic, during police checks carried out in the districts of Famagusta, Nicosia and Paphos. They are seven men aged 26, 27, 30, 35, 37, 51 and 26, and two women aged 51 and 52. They were detained for police questioning.
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In the context of investigating a case concerning the importation of drugs into Cyprus, the YKAN (Nicosia Unit) proceeded yesterday afternoon to the arrest of a 30-year-old man.
The 30-year-old was arrested on the basis of a court warrant after pills possibly related to drugs were found in his possession. His home was also searched and 78 pills believed to be controlled drugs were found, as well as various other items that appeared to be related to pill trafficking.
A 31-year-old woman is being detained for the same case, who was arrested on June 12, 2024, at Larnaka airport when a search of her luggage found 5,879 pills and nine packages containing white powder believed to be controlled drugs.
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A 35-year-old man from Slovakia was handcuffed by the Paphos police as soon as the Bratislava-Paphos plane landed.
The young Slovak, who was in a state of intoxication, caused concern throughout the flight and also after its completion when the officers of the order tried to handcuff him.
The incident happened yesterday Sunday around 12 noon when the flight from Bratislava landed at Paphos airport and after a complaint by Hermes that there was an incident involving an attack on a flight attendant on the flight. The 35-year-old man, who resisted his arrest, insulted the police officers and attacked one of them.
In fact, when he stepped on the ground, he didn't hesitate to show his genitals when everyone was trying to calm him down.
Among other things, the Slovak who was brought before the Paphos District Court for the issuance of a detention order faces charges of assaulting a police officer, causing concern, disturbing public order, insulting and making an obscene gesture.
The young man on the plane, among other things, even managed to fight with his father who was trying to discipline him.
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A coordinated operation to combat noise pollution was carried out in Paphos, in the context of which the owners of three buildings were reported.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations, Michalis Nikolaou, in an operation to combat noise pollution that was carried out on Sunday, between the hours of 22:00 and 24:00, members of the Paphos Crime Prevention Ulama as well as other departments of the Paphos Police Department, in a coordinated operation and by virtue of judicial warrants searched three properties on Agios Antoniou Street with the aim of combating noise pollution.
From the three premises, he added, speakers, audio mixers and similar items related to the broadcasting of recorded music were taken.
The three properties, Mr. Nikolaou told KYPE, were reported for broadcasting sound without a license as well as for selling alcoholic beverages without a license.
The coordinated operations of the Police to combat noise pollution will continue at a later stage, he concluded.
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Filenews
The arrest of a 37-year-old man from Bulgaria, a permanent resident of Ayia Napa, for theft of property with a total value of €2200, was made this morning by members of the Ayia Napa Police Station.
Specifically, on 17/6/24 at about 0600 hours, information was received from three persons who had gone to a beach in Ayia Napa to swim that they immobilized an unknown man whom they found stealing the bag with their personal belongings of one of the three persons, which contained his mobile phone and other items worth €2200.
Members of the Ayia Napa police station immediately went to the scene, who found that he was a 37-year-old Bulgarian permanent resident of Ayia Napa.
After being transferred to the Ayia Napa police station, he admitted to committing the crime of theft and was charged in writing to be summoned later before the Famagusta District Court in Ayia Napa.
Ayia Napa Police Station is investigating.
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The arrest of a 46-year-old woman was made yesterday 16/6/24 at noon by members of the Paralimni Police Station for the offenses of assault against a police officer, drunkenness, anxiety, disturbing the peace and public insult.
Specifically, at that time, information was received at the Paralimni Police Station about a woman who was in a hotel in the area of Kappari in Paralimni, who was intoxicated and harassing the attendees.
Members of the Paralimni Police Station went to the scene and approached the woman, who was found to be a 46-year-old Bulgarian permanent resident of Paphos and was intoxicated. An attempt was made by the police to calm her down, but the 46-year-old continued the same behaviour and attacked, pushing the officers and insulting them.
The 46-year-old was arrested for the offenses of assault on a police officer, drunkenness, alarm, disturbing the peace and public insult and was placed in police custody and is expected to be brought before the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni within the day. The Paralimni police station is investigating the case.
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A fight between persons in the center of Limassol occurred around 18:00 in the afternoon, resulting in the injury of one person.
According to initial information from the police, foreigners appear to have been caught in Saripolou Street, as a result of which one of the persons involved took a glass bottle and injured a foreigner in the head.
Members of the Limassol Police Department immediately rushed to the area and upon their arrival and immediate intervention the gathered persons fled.
The injured man was taken to Limassol General Hospital where he was given first aid. According to police, the injured man is conscious and claims to have been hit on the head with a bottle.
It should be noted that some foreign persons have been brought for questioning at the ICF Limassol offices.
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Members of the Paphos Crime Prevention Unit found two people in possession of drugs during checks last night, according to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nicolaou.
As Mr. Nicolaou told CNA, at around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, while members of the Pafos Crime Prevention Unit were conducting checks on Sotiraki Markides Street, they found in the possession of a 34-year-old pedestrian a handmade cigarette 9cm long containing tobacco mixed with traces of cannabis.
The 34-year-old interrogator said he possessed the drugs for his own use. He was charged in writing and released to be summoned later.
Also at 23:15 on Saturday members of the Pafos Crime Prevention Unit intercepted on Sotiraki Markides Street a car driven by a 34-year-old woman. A search of her bag found a crystal substance resembling methamphetamine weighing about one gram.
A drug test carried out on her showed a positive indication. The 34-year-old was taken to the YKAN (Paphos Unit) and after being charged in writing she was released.
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With a prison sentence of two years, another shocking case that has been going through closed proceedings before the Permanent Assize Court of Limassol for some months was closed.
The case was brought to light by the newspaper "F", with the accused mother of the little boy, kidnapping him along with two close relatives and fleeing through occupied areas to Turkey. The abduction of the then 5-year-old took place in 2021 and since then, it took two whole years and a never-ending struggle with various state and international agencies involved, so that the child could return to the hands of his father and guardian. The mother was arrested last September and faced Cypriot justice.
As philenews is aware, due to the serious offences, the proceedings were referred for trial before the Permanent Assize Court of Limassol with the accused mother in closed proceedings admitting charges of abduction of a minor, disobeying court orders and endangering a child. The multi-page indictment includes more than 100 charges and the Assize Court imposed the longest sentence, that of two years, on the offense of abduction of a minor and smaller sentences on the other charges.
It is noted that the accused mother was under trial in the Central Prison all this time until the conclusion of the trial.
The abduction of the minor shortly before the custody decision
The abduction of the then 5-year-old child took place shortly before the end of the legal battle his parents had before the Limassol Family Court for his custody. Specifically, the father had denounced on September 30, 2021, that his former cohabitant kidnapped the child and left Cyprus through occupied areas. The sad thing about the case is the fact that 2 months after the abduction and specifically on November 12, 2021, the father was entrusted with the entire parental responsibility of the little one.
As "F" had previously written, on September 27, 2021, the mother and her relatives crossed the occupied areas and from there they went to Turkey. These persons then tried to flee with false documents to Canada, however, they were arrested in Istanbul on November 11, 2021. The minor from then until the end of September 2023 lived with his mother, in an unknown place in an area of Turkey, while demarches and efforts were made by many involved state services.
In 2022, the Limassol District Court convicted the grandmother and aunt (relatives of the accused) for the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony and kidnapping by a person exercising joint guardianship. In closed-door proceedings, the Court sentenced the two women to 18 months in prison. The arrest of the above two persons took place in Athens in February 2022, based on a European arrest warrant pending against them.
Since then, the mother has been living with her minor child in Turkey and after various representations, she was persuaded to travel around the end of September 2023 with the minor boy, from Turkey to Athens. Then, members of the Greek police handcuffed her as a European arrest warrant was pending against her. The mother remained for a few weeks under arrest in Greece and finally on October 9, 2023 she was handed over to the investigators of the ICF Limassol.
