Pafos Live 6 August 2024
A 30-year-old Greek expatriate who regularly engages authorities in various cases was arrested last night by police on suspicion of vehicle arson.
The car went up in flames on July 29 and police obtained information and testimony implicating the expatriate in committing the arson.
However, the same man who has been arrested and detained in connection with the case denies any involvement.
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Members of the Aliens and Immigration Service, during a coordinated nationwide operation, identified and arrested yesterday 25 third-country nationals who were staying illegally in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
The operation is part of the efforts made to combat the phenomenon of illegal and irregular migration.
Ten of them were repatriated on the same day, while the repatriation of the remaining 15 is underway.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 6,300 persons residing illegally in Cyprus have been repatriated, as part of the efforts of the Police and other competent authorities of the Republic, to repatriate third-country nationals to their countries of origin, through voluntary and forced return procedures.
In the same period last year, 5,257 persons had been repatriated. Police efforts to maximize the number of repatriations continue.
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Pafos Press
The Paphos District Court issued an order suspending the operation of the premises following a request from the Police.
According to the Assistant Police Director of Paphos Operations Michalis Nikolaou, on 28.7.24 members of the Paphos Police Department reported a 36-year-old property manager in Paphos for operating the property without the required license from the Deputy Ministry of Tourism and for selling tobacco products without a license from the competent authority.
On 2.8.24, Mr. Nikolaou told the KYPE, a case was registered before the Paphos District Court which was set for 26.8.24.
On the same day, on 2.8.24, following a unilateral request by the Police, a decree was obtained to suspend the operation of the property in question.
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Filenews
Three persons were arrested in Famagusta district for facilitating police investigations into an ongoing drug case, while a person residing illegally in the Republic was also arrested, as part of an operation by the Famagusta Police Authority.
According to Steve Theodoulou, spokesperson of the Famagusta Police Directorate, "in the context of more effective prevention and combating of serious and organized crime, the increase and strengthening of the sense of security, trust and protection of the citizen, the controls of persons residing and working illegally in the territory of the Republic, The Famagusta Police Authority conducted an operation on the evening of Monday, August 5 and between the hours of 21:00 – 05:00, in various parts of the District in cooperation with the MMAD".
During the operation, motorized and foot patrols were carried out and ambush barricades were carried out at various points, he said.
He added that "within the framework of the operation, 21 premises were searched, while a person who was staying illegally in the Republic was arrested, against whom a detention and deportation order will be secured. Three persons aged 22, 24 and 25 were also arrested in connection with drug possession offences."
Mr. Theodoulou also noted that in the context of dealing with nuisance caused by leisure centers, inspections were carried out by members of the Famagusta OPE and the Paralimni and Ayia Napa Police Stations.
''From the inspections, 4 premises were reported for a total of 12 complaints concerning offenses of operation of leisure centers without a license from the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, without a license from the competent municipal authority, without a license to sell alcoholic beverages and without a license to emit sound," he said.
As Mr. Theodoulou said, "the coordinated operations and actions of the Famagusta Police Directorate for the prevention and suppression of crime and any form of delinquency will continue throughout the summer season."
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A 61-year-old man was attacked by masked men last night in the yard of his home in the Germasogia area of Limassol.
According to police, around 22:00, while the couple was inside their home, there was a power outage. When the 61-year-old headed to a certain point to restore the power supply, he noticed three people with hoods and without anything to him, attacked him in the yard of their house, while spraying them in the eyes.
The complainant was shouting for help and a neighbour went to the scene and as a result the perpetrators fled.
The scene was visited by members of the ICF Limassol for on-site examinations while there was no injury, nor was anything stolen.
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Decisive as far as the investigative work in the case of the homicide of a 3.5-month-old infant in Lakatamia is concerned, is the evaluation of his 21-year-old mother by a government psychiatrist.
According to information received yesterday by "F", the Nicosia Crime Detection Department (ICF) has reportedly carried out the necessary procedures and will await the settlement of the evaluation by the specialist of the Mental Health Services, as well as the relevant report.
In each homicide case, this procedure is carried out to assess the situation of the persons involved. In this case, however, it is of particular importance. The ICF Nicosia considers the 21-year-old mother of the angel who lived through hell for 3.5 months to be suspected of homicide. The same goes for the 23-year-old father who is originally from Pakistan.
Consequently, one understands that if the psychiatric evaluation shows that the 21-year-old mother had mental clarity and allowed the child to reach such a state, the case takes on other dimensions.
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Cyprus Mail
Larnaca Airport customs department on Tuesday announced the confiscation of a large volume of smuggled tobacco products, intended for the UK.
The stash was intercepted on Friday when, when after checks officers uncovered a total of 246 boxes of 200 cigarettes each, and around 14 kilos of loose tobacco, none of which bore the requisite health labels and other regulatory packaging. The items were found hidden in three suitcases.
The three passengers to whom the luggage belonged were subsequently arrested and released after being fined a total of €20,000, that is €8,500, €6,500 and €5,000, out of court for the crime.
