Pafos Live 8 July 2024
A vehicle belonging to a café owner in the Mesogi region burst into flames shortly after 11 last night. The vehicle was parked outside the business, which was out of service at the time.
According to initial police assessments, the fire is attributed to malicious action and further examinations will be carried out today.
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Two foreign drivers were spotted last night driving on Paphos roads having used drugs.
Members of the Paphos Traffic Police who regularly carry out checks on Paphos roads intercepted vehicles driven by a Bulgarian and an Armenian who underwent a mine test which was positive.
Both were taken to the central police station in their vehicles. They were released pending the official results of the state chemical laboratory.
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A quantity of duty-free hookah tobacco, with a total weight of more than 21 kg, was found and confiscated last night by the Police in Limassol. To facilitate interrogations, a 59-year-old man was arrested.
Specifically, following the evaluation of specific information, members of the Police conducted yesterday a search of two premises in Limassol, owned by a 59-year-old resident of Limassol. During the search, a quantity of duty-free hookah tobacco, weighing a total of 21 kg and 810 grams, was located and seized.
The 59-year-old, who was present at the search, was arrested for a flagrant offence. Subsequently, the 63-year-old man and the seized quantity of tobacco were handed over to officers of the Department of Customs, who undertook the further investigation of the case.
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A pistol, a number of rounds of ammunition and military rifle magazines were found and confiscated, among other items, at the home of a 28-year-old man in Nicosia. The 28-year-old was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
Specifically, a few minutes after midnight today, members of the Police stopped a car that was moving on a village road in the Nicosia district for inspection. It was found that the driver of the vehicle was a 28-year-old resident of Nicosia, while inside the vehicle were found and confiscated 32 packets of cigarettes, for which the legal duties have not been paid.
This was followed by a search of the 28-year-old's home in Nicosia, where a pistol, two military rifle magazines, a number of 7.62 and 9mm calibre rounds and two shotgun cartridges were located and confiscated. Three military jackets, a set of weapon cleaners, a military helmet and a full military kit were also found and confiscated.
As a result, the 28-year-old was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
Update - Filenews : The request of the ICF of Nicosia for the detention of the 28-year-old from Romania, who was arrested at dawn for possession of a pistol, number of cartridges, military material and quantity of tobacco products, was summarily approved.
The suspect appeared at the Nicosia District Court without a lawyer and did not object to the request for detention. The judge issued a detention order for him for a period of eight days, stating among other things that scientific and other tests should be carried out on the military material found.
The case arose a few minutes after midnight, when members of the Police stopped the vehicle driving on a main street of Nicosia for inspection. As it was found, inside the car there were 31 packs of cigarettes, which he said he had obtained from the occupied areas.
A search of his home found and confiscated a box marked with NATO weapons, a pistol, two military rifle magazines, a number of 7.62mm and 9mm caliber rounds and two shotgun cartridges.
Three military jackets, a set of weapon cleaners, a military helmet and a full military kit were also found and confiscated. As a result, the 28-year-old was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
The 28-year-old gave some explanations for what was found, which will be examined by the investigators of the ICF of Nicosia.
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A minor, aged 16, was arrested to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal possession of drugs, obstruction of a police officer in the performance of his duty, as well as stabbing.
According to Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on 7.7.24 at about 22:20, members of the Pafos Crime Prevention Unit stopped a 16-year-old suspect, who was moving on foot, for checking.
During the check, the minor allegedly pushed the Police Officer in order to escape, then he was immobilized by the present members of the Pafos Police Authority and was arrested for obstructing a Police Officer in the performance of duty.
During the search, he was allegedly found in possession of an 8.5cm long folding knife, which is of a prohibited type, and a further quantity of cannabis of about 2.5 grams and a precision scale.
The minor, Mr. Nicolaou said, was questioned by members of the YKAN as well as the Department of Minor Offenses, was charged in writing for the offenses he committed and was released due to age in order to be summoned later.
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Filenews
Police arrested a 25-year-old man today in connection with an investigated case of speeding.
Specifically, around one in the morning today, members of the Road Accident Prevention Unit of the Police Headquarters, stopped for inspection a vehicle driven by the 25-year-old, resident of Nicosia, on the Nicosia – Larnaka highway, despite the Koshi exit.
The 25-year-old, who was driving his vehicle at 197 kilometers per hour instead of 100, was arrested and then charged in writing and released, and is expected to be summoned to court today.
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A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with a case of assault and causing grievous bodily harm to a 32-year-old, an offence committed on 6/7 in Limassol.
Specifically, according to the Police, around 04:50 in the morning last Saturday, the 32-year-old while with friends outside a nightclub in the Germasogeia area was attacked by three unknown persons who beat him in various parts of the body.
The 32-year-old then visited Limassol General Hospital where he was found to have a fractured jaw and had his head sutured.
Examinations conducted by members of the ICF of Limassol revealed testimony against a 22-year-old man from Limassol against whom a warrant was secured, arrested at dawn and detained.
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A 39-year-old man fell into the hands of the ICF of Limassol and was arrested after testifying about a case of arson of a vehicle in Polemidia.
According to police, the 39-year-old was arrested after examinations and taken into custody.
It was a vehicle arson last Friday when a fire broke out in a vehicle owned by a 64-year-old man used by his 34-year-old son.
The fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle.
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Cyprus Mail
Police arrested a 49-year-old woman on Sunday, as a suspect for promoting property sales in the north on Greek Cypriot land.
The woman, from an EU country, was arrested at Larnaca airport when she arrived, as police had issued an arrest warrant for her.
According to police, the woman was arrested around midday.
The woman is the second property promoter to be targeted, with an arrest warrant out for German man living in the north, who was meant to give testimony to police but never showed.
The German promoter was initially expected to give testimony in the Republic at 3pm at the end of June.
However, Turkish Cypriot press reported that Josef Rikels had earlier filed a request through his lawyer to avoid giving statements to Greek Cypriot police, citing illness. The police rejected his request, insisting on his appearance.
Rikels’ legal representative changed from Alpan Uz to Tarik Kadri, who works with a large property developer in the north, reportedly close to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s UBP party.
His role involves attracting foreign buyers for properties in the north.
Tatar’s office is also reported to be intervening in the specific case, which is why there was a change of legal representation.
Earlier last month, Israeli businessman Simon Mistriel Aykut, who is suspected of developing properties worth €43 million in the north on Greek Cypriot land and was arrested in the Republic on June 8, has been remanded in custody until his case is heard in Nicosia criminal court on September 9.
