in-cyprus 4 October 2024
Members of the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (YKAN), in collaboration with members of the Customs Department, stopped a 58-year-old woman for a check early this morning, shortly after she had arrived at Larnaca Airport.
During the search that followed, a nylon package wrapped in black adhesive tape was found in her shoulder bag, containing white powder identified as cocaine, weighing 2 kilogrammes and 116 grammes.
The woman was arrested and placed in custody, while the case is being investigated by YKAN’s Larnaca Branch.
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Filenews
The Pafos District Court imposed a fine and a two-month deprivation of his driving license on Thursday on a 33-year-old man who was found guilty of the offence of driving under the influence of alcohol.
According to the police, the Pafos District Court yesterday imposed on a 33-year-old man from Paphos a fine of €1,800 and ten penalty points, as well as a two-month driving license deprivation.
On Wednesday, the 33-year-old was spotted by members of the Paphos Traffic Police on a Paphos road. At the time of his opposition he was subjected to an alcohol test with an indication of 101 milligrams instead of 22 which is the permissible limit.
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A 23-year-old man who was wanted in connection with burglary and theft cases was located and arrested by members of the police. The 23-year-old suspect was taken into custody for police questioning.
The 23-year-old was located by members of the Limassol OPE, around 1.30 am today, Friday, October 04, 2024, in an area in Germasogeia, after collecting and evaluating information. Upon locating him, the members of OPE proceeded to arrest him, pursuant to court warrants issued against him, following evidence that emerged about the commission of a number of burglaries and thefts, recently, in Limassol.
During the detection and arrest of the 23-year-old, the members of the Police found in his possession a number of pieces of gold, for which he did not give satisfactory explanations in relation to their origin and for which examinations are being carried out to determine whether they are stolen property.
The Limassol District Court, before which he was arraigned in the morning, ordered his detention for a period of six days.
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The Limassol ICF arrested a 47-year-old woman from Limassol today as a suspect in the bomb in the 78-year-old's vehicle that occurred yesterday morning in the area of Agios Athanasios.
According to information provided by Philenews, testimony implicating her in the case was obtained against the suspect. The 47-year-old was handcuffed and taken into custody.
The motive behind the case appears to be financial differences.
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Race results of the Cyprus racecourse are allegedly hidden behind the criminal case that the Nicosia Crime Detection Department has been investigating since late September.
The arrest of two people, aged 37 and 30, respectively, for arson on a generator at the racecourse on 25 September may be related to a recent incident.
Specifically, one of the two arrested who have an active role in the Cyprus hippodrome had attacked a Greek judge disagreeing with his decisions. He was subject to proceedings by the Horse Racing Club and fined heavily.
Filenews reports that ICF Nicosia investigators are investigating whether the two cases are related.
The two persons, aged 37 and 30, were arrested in the early hours of Thursday following a coordinated operation by the Nicosia ICF and the Crime Prevention Unit at the racetrack.
During the operation, foreign employees of the racecourse were also checked to determine their residence status in the Republic of Cyprus. No illegality occurred. The resulting illegality relates to a 68-year-old horse owner and trainer who is the father of one of those arrested.
The latter was arrested after it was found that there are warrants for a fine of €40,700 against him.
The 34-year-old and the 30-year-old have been in five-day detention since Thursday following a relevant decree issued by the Nicosia District Court.
