Pafos Live 12 October 2024
Police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with an ongoing case of car theft. The case is being investigated by the Paralimni Police Station.
The theft of the car, worth 2,000 euros, was reported to the Paralimni Police Station on October 04 by the 53-year-old owner of the vehicle. According to the complaint, the vehicle was stolen between September 15 and October 04, from the underground car park of a building in Paralimni, where the vehicle remained immobilized.
The car was spotted by a member of the Police, who while off duty, last Thursday, October 10, around 9.30 pm, noticed the vehicle parked in an open area, in the area of a village in the Famagusta district.
During the investigation of the car theft case, evidence emerged against the 34-year-old. He was arrested shortly after 9.30am last night on a court warrant and taken into custody for police questioning.
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Police arrested on Friday night a 22-year-old man in possession of a number of ecstasy pills as well as a quantity of cannabis. The young co-driver was arrested by members of the Limassol Crime Prevention Unit – OPE when they stopped the vehicle driven by a 19-year-old at 1.30 in the morning. The car was suspiciously parked on the street, with the engine on.
After police searched the two suspects, the 22-year-old was found in possession of two nylon bags, containing 89 pills and 2 pills respectively, believed to be MDMA Ecstacy preparations. They also found a nylon bag of crystal methamphetamine with a gross weight of 9 grams.
Members of the Police proceeded to arrest the 22-year-old for flagrant offences.
A search of his residence followed, where seven packages were found, containing a quantity of green dry cannabis plant matter, with a total gross weight of approximately 37 grams, four packages of white cocaine powder, with a total gross weight of approximately 2 grams, and five packages of white methamphetamine powder, with a total gross weight of approximately 2.5 grams.
The 22-year-old is in custody on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply.
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The enormous dimensions of drug trafficking and use in Cyprus are demonstrated by the quantities seized in less than ten months by the YKAN.
According to data obtained by "F" from the Police from January 1 to Friday, October 10, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration seized 522 kilos and 273 grams of marijuana (cannabis), while a similar amount had been detected last year until the same period. In addition, since the beginning of the year, 13 kg and 68 grams of cocaine, 1 kg and 340 grams of hashish (cannabis resin), 7 grams of heroin, and 14 cannabis plants have been seized.
Several of the quantities seized have been found in the luggage of persons recruited by international drug rings, while large quantities have recently been found in Limassol as well.
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Difficult case with Syrians and financing of a terrorist organization.
Police are investigating a terrorism case that has been under investigation since yesterday in which eight Syrians are being held as suspects.
Those arrested were linked after receiving information from foreign agencies to a case of financing a terrorist organization based in Syria. However, the information must now be converted into evidence so that a hypothesis can be established. That is why a thorough analysis of the documents received from the eight Syrians is now being carried out to show how the money was sent and where it came from. Investigators already have some suspicion about how the funding was made, but this will be shown by forensic examination of computers, mobile phones and documents.
The police investigations are carried out under the utmost secrecy to safeguard the sensitive information that exists, while Interpol and Europol have been asked for assistance in relation to this organization which, as "F" wrote today, is considered an offshoot of Hezbollah in Syria. It is expected that the examination of the documents will show by what method the money was sent, who was the recipient and what was its origin.
Because the way the money appears to have been sent is not usual through banks, forensic evidence is examined to show its route. Provided that those arrested deny any involvement in the accusations made against them by the authorities, investigators investigate any evidence that may link them to the case considered to be one of the most serious.
Police are investigating a case involving conspiracy to commit a felony, participation in a criminal organization and terrorism-related offenses. As reported to us by the police, what is now sought is to provide evidence to show what was the involvement of the eight arrested. The Cybercrime Prosecution Office is assisting in the investigations in order to identify the email addresses from which the money was allegedly sent.
It is noted that five of those arrested resided in Limassol and three in Paphos. Two of them are a couple and all were in Cyprus legally with the subsidiary protection status given to Syrians because they cannot return to their country due to the unstable situation.
In statements yesterday, police spokesman Christos Andreou said that these persons obtained money and then sent it to a specific terrorist organization. Furthermore, he reiterated that the evidence obtained does not indicate that they were planning a terrorist act in Cyprus.
It is noted that in the past there were reports to the authorities that smugglers were giving money to organizations in Lebanon and Syria, from what they received by sending migrants to Cyprus.
He credits the police for their success in getting DISY to investigate this case. The arrest in Cyprus of Syrian nationals allegedly linked to the financing of a terrorist organization is undoubtedly a success for our police. Using the information at her disposal, she moved away from the spotlight, carrying out her task. It is a fact that the constant demand of our society is to strengthen the sense of security. Such police actions contribute precisely in this direction, concludes DISY.
