Pafos Live 5 August 2024
An extrajudicial fine of €1000 was imposed on a 50-year-old man for possession of duty-free cigarettes.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, last night on Christou Kelli Avenue in Kissonerga members of the Paphos Traffic Police intercepted a car driven by a 50-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus.
A search of his vehicle found 11 boxes of cigarettes, which did not bear the required markings. These most likely come from the non-controlled areas of the Republic and were transported illegally, without paying the required duties.
The cigarettes were confiscated and the 50-year-old was fined €1,000.
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The Paphos District Court issued a five-day detention order on Saturday against a 45-year-old woman to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of theft of thousands of euros from a department store in Paphos, according to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nicolaou.
Speaking to CNA, Nicolaou said the 45-year-old was arrested on Friday as part of an investigation into a case of theft from a store involving a large amount of money.
According to Nicolaou, the owner of a department store complained on Thursday that from the beginning of the year until July 30, based on checks made on the company's accounts, it was found that a sum of money amounting to €38,831 in cash was stolen from the store's receipts.
He said suspicions were raised against the 45-year-old, who worked at the department store at the time, and a court warrant had been issued against the 45-year-old, under which she was arrested on Friday afternoon.
She was brought to court on Saturday and placed under five-day detention for the purpose of investigation by the Paphos Crime Detection Department.
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The arrest of a 27-year-old driver, who was found driving at excessive speed, proceeded at dawn to the Police in Limassol.
Specifically, around 1:35 a.m. Today, while members of the Traffic Police were conducting a speed check, on the Agios Athanasios bypass, they spotted a car moving at a speed of 192 kilometers per hour, while the maximum limit at this point of the road is 80 kilometers.
The members of the Traffic Police stopped the vehicle for inspection. It was found that the driver of the vehicle was a 27-year-old man, who was arrested for a flagrant offence and taken into custody.
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Attempted murder with a 29-year-old victim is being investigated by the Police in Limassol. To facilitate interrogations, a 23-year-old man was arrested who allegedly admitted to committing the offence.
Around 9 p.m. yesterday, information was received by the Police that a 29-year-old man was taken to Limassol General Hospital, suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen. Police examinations revealed that the 29-year-old was injured while in the yard of the 23-year-old man's house in Limassol.
Members of the Police went to the said house, where they located the 23-year-old. Asked about the circumstances of the 29-year-old's injury, the 23-year-old reportedly said that while he was sitting in the yard of his home, four people, including the 29-year-old, attacked him and hit him in the face.
According to the 23-year-old, in his attempt to defend himself, he pointed a knife with which he injured the 29-year-old in the abdomen.
A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 23-year-old under which he was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
As for the 29-year-old, he underwent surgery and is being treated by intubation in the intensive care unit of Limassol General Hospital. His health condition is considered serious.
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Pafos Press
Accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Ayia Napa, he is fighting not to be extradited to Cyprus, citing the "dangerousness" of the island.
This is 19-year-old Mohammed Latifi, who is accused of "kidnapping" and raping a 13-year-old girl he met on the beach during his vacation in Cyprus in 2023.
Now, he is seeking not to be extradited to Cyprus, claiming that "his life is in danger from the Turks because he is of Kurdish origin."
The judge in Britain rejected the 19-year-old's request, stating that "if this is the case, why did you go to Cyprus on holiday last year?". He also gave the green light to the Famagusta District Court's request for his extradition to Cyprus.
He is now free on bail, having appealed the decision to extradite him to Cyprus.
According to the British court, “the suspect went to the United Kingdom in 2017, unaccompanied, as an illegal immigrant transported in a truck. He has been granted five years' leave to remain in the UK having been granted political asylum from Iran.'
He admits that he had contact with the minor but denies the accusations of rape.
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Filenews
The 2 suspects, aged 31 and 26, who were arrested in possession of 9 kilos of drugs, are not cooperating with the investigators of YKAN Limassol.
The two were brought before the Limassol Court yesterday and were detained for 8 days. Interrogators did not answer any questions from YKAN investigators, refusing to cooperate and give answers about the large quantity of drugs.
According to the Police, at around 20:00 on Saturday night, members of the Limassol YKAN stopped the 26-year-old man for inspection, in whose possession 157 grams were found and confiscated. cannabis, 38 grams of cocaine, a precision scale, the sum of €1,520 euros, and 3 mobile phones.
This was followed by a search of the apartment of a 31-year-old man, where 9 kilos of cannabis, 52 grams of cannabis were located and confiscated. cocaine, a precision scale, 1001 firecrackers, 5 flares, 2 torches and the sum of €270. A search of the 26-year-old's home found and confiscated 20 firecrackers and €4,100.
