Pafos Live 2 September 2024
A 60-year-old Greek Cypriot who was arrested by the police along with his 33-year-old foreign employee turned premises into an illegal casino in Kato Paphos.
In an operation by members of the Pafos Police Department, ten computers used as gaming machines were found last night at the premises after illegal software had been installed.
The towers and computer screens have been confiscated while the owner and employee were taken to the Paphos police headquarters where they are expected to be charged.
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The Pafos Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Sunday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of illegal employment in a restaurant, while the owner of the restaurant was also charged with illegal employment.
According to the Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, at around 11:15 on Sunday members of the Pafos Aliens and Immigration Service went to a restaurant in Paphos following information that foreigners work there without permission.
Upon arrival at the scene, they spotted a man, of African origin, cleaning the premises, Mr. Nicolaou told CNA. After checking, it was found that he is a 39-year-old person who is an asylum seeker. It was found that he did not have a relevant work permit and was arrested for a flagrant offence.
At the police station, he continued, Mr. Nicolaou was arrested and the owner of the restaurant, a permanent resident of Cyprus. Both were charged in writing and then released to be summoned later.
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A 20-year-old man who was wanted by the Famagusta ICF on the basis of a court warrant was arrested yesterday by members of the Akrotiri British Bases Police and detained in connection with an ongoing case of attempted murder and other serious offences.
Specifically, on August 31, 2024, a 23-year-old woman reported to the Famagusta ICF that, while she was in the hotel room where she lives in Famagusta district, she was attacked by a man whom she had met shortly before, who, according to the complaint, beat her and tried to strangle her, causing her to lose consciousness.
When the 23-year-old regained consciousness, she called for help. Persons present located her and after an ambulance was called, she was transferred to Famagusta General Hospital where she was given first aid.
During the investigation of the case, testimony emerged against the 20-year-old arrested, against whom a court warrant was issued for his arrest and was wanted.
In the framework of the cooperation between the Cyprus Police and the SBA Police and following information from the Famagusta ICF, the 20-year-old was located within the British Bases and arrested.
Today he is expected to be brought before the British Bases Court to follow the judicial procedure for his surrender to the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus.
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Members of the YKAN (Famagusta Unit) conducted a search yesterday afternoon, based on a court warrant, in the apartment of a 23-year-old resident of the Famagusta district.
During the search, a quantity of cannabis resin weighing 252 grams, a quantity of cannabis plant matter weighing 54 grams, as well as a precision scale were found.
All the items found were received and kept as evidence, while the 23-year-old was arrested and detained.
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Filenews
The police caught two people aged 46 and 44 for burglaries and thefts in the countryside, following relevant information.
According to the ICF of Limassol, members of the Police spotted the two riding in a double-cab vehicle and it was placed under surveillance.
Around 02:00, they were stopped in the area of Zakaki and a search of their vehicle found various burglary tools. etc.
They also found 16 20-litre cans, which were filled with petroleum products and for which they were unable to give adequate explanations for their origin.
The two were arrested for flagrant offences and taken into custody.
Investigations are ongoing.
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An unprecedented case, with a yacht navigator who sought to hit a man who was at sea, is being investigated by the Police.
According to the authorities, the incident took place yesterday morning in Protaras, while the complaint was made by the employer of the person who was in the water.
According to statements by the police spokesperson to ANT1, the man allegedly entered the sea to guide a sea turtle near the boat so that tourists could see it.
The incident was captured in a video that is making the rounds on the internet.
It is not excluded that there will be developments within the day on the case. The authorities are expected to inform the Deputy Ministry of Shipping regarding the owner of the vessel and his behaviour.
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Cyprus Mail
A man was arrested after taking a total of €2,000 on the promise that he would help illegally transport migrants from the Republic to the north.
He was summoned by the Turkish Cypriot police to the Trachoni police station on Friday, where he said he had received the money, but had been unable to take anyone to the north due to “bad events and some difficulties”.
Asked to elaborate, he said one of the people he was supposed to transport to the north had been involved in a road traffic accident.
In court in northern Nicosia on Monday, he was released on a 30,000TL (€798) bail after two guarantors signed bonds worth 300,000TL (€7,976) each.
He was also banned from leaving the north until his trial begins and has been ordered to present himself to the Turkish Cypriot police once a week.
The man’s arrest comes amid an increasing number of cases of people illegally crossing the Green Line to enter the north from the Republic, with many of those arrested being of Syrian origin.
Last Wednesday, a Syrian national who had illegally crossed to the north having lived in the Republic for four years was sent to prison for a month pending a trial, while a family of four, including an eight-month pregnant woman and a one-year-old child, were arrested near the Ledra Palace hotel in the buffer zone on August 25.
