Pafos Live 10 December 2024
Three hunters were reported in the Paphos district during the last hunting excursion. The two will pay extrajudicial fines while for the case of the third hunter a file is being formed and will be taken to court.
According to the Game Service, this case concerns the transport of a weapon without the relevant possession permit. The second complaint in Paphos was for the use of floodlights before sunrise with an extrajudicial fee of €200 and the third for hunting with a hound which was not recorded in the hunting license of this hunter who will pay an extrajudicial fee of €200.
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Pafos Press
The ICF Headquarters arrested the president of the board of directors of a non-profit organization yesterday, following allegations against a 66-year-old woman for financial offenses.
Specifically, the suspect was arrested for offences involving conspiracy to commit a felony, obtaining money by false representations, forgery and other similar offences.
Evidence and testimonies emerged against the suspect following complaints from individuals.
Various documents and accounts have been placed under the microscope of the authorities where the suspect allegedly obtained a large amount of money from the Association.
As part of the investigation, police arrested her last night, based on a court warrant, with the 66-year-old being detained to facilitate interrogations.
Today, she is expected to appear before the Court for a detention order.
Update - A 66-year-old Greek Cypriot president of a non-profit organization was recently placed under eight-day detention in connection with an ongoing case of extortion of money by false representations.
Marios Spyrou's lawyer did not object to the ICF Headquarters' request for the arrestee's detention, with District Judge Andreas Loizou approving the detention.
In his decision, he said that he is convinced that behind the request of the Police there are no other motives ("sincere and reasonable suspicions of the Police") and that he is convinced of the connection of the suspect with the offences under investigation.
Judge Andreas Loizou said that the suspect, according to testimony obtained by the ICF Headquarters, allegedly sent invoices and other evidence to the Ministry of Health in order to receive grants.
As he explained, evidence emerged that led to the suspicion that some of these documents were falsified. It should be noted here that the suspect is the president of the NGO and the manager of the Organization's bank account.
Our information indicates that (the detention request was not read in the proceedings) the case concerns 51 invoices for the amount of €122,687, between June 2021 and November 2023.
The arrested woman watched the proceedings visibly affected psychologically, while her relatives were also in the courtroom.
The offences investigated against the suspect are: Conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, forgery, circulation of a false document, obtaining money by false representations, offences in violation of the Prevention of Corruption Act and attempting to obtain money by false representations.
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Authorities in Limassol are investigating a case following a coordinated operation conducted on Monday.
Specifically, members of the Limassol OPE led by the head of the department conducted a coordinated operation to crack down on the government during which an operation raided a specific café in Limassol where they found 7 persons engaged in gambling.
Playing cards, figurines and forms for recording amounts of money were received as evidence.
The 7 persons were charged in writing.
It was also found that the premises were operating without a license and the person in charge of the party was charged.
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A 40-year-old Egyptian man has been hospitalized in serious condition at Nicosia General Hospital since yesterday, after suffering a bowel perforation.
According to information from the Police, the 40-year-old was found yesterday afternoon, injured in the middle of the road, in the area of Pyrgos in Limassol. The injured man asked a passing citizen to take him to Limassol General Hospital, which was done.
The 40-year-old, according to attending physicians, suffered a bowel perforation from a metal object. It should be noted that the authorities were informed about the incident, which is conducting investigations into how the 40-year-old was injured.
Various scenarios have been put under the microscope, without excluding the possibility that his injury was caused by a work accident.
It should also be noted that a second person was found injured last night in the courtyard of an abandoned apartment building in Limassol.
He is a 26-year-old man who was initially transferred to Limassol Hospital. However, due to the severity of his condition, it was deemed necessary to transfer him to Nicosia Hospital, where he is hospitalized in critical condition with multiple injuries, as well as fractures to the head, chest and arms.
The circumstances under which the 26-year-old was injured remain unknown at this stage. However, it is open to the possibility that his injury was due to a fall from a height.
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The 71-year-old Greek national, who was arrested last night, allegedly had the role of sender of large quantities of drugs, and specifically cocaine, and was brought before the Limassol Court on Tuesday morning (10/12) as a suspect in two cases of large quantities of drugs that concerned YKAN two years ago. The 71-year-old appeared in court without being represented by a lawyer and was detained for a period of three days.
According to Filenews, the 71-year-old was wanted by Cypriot authorities since June 2022, following a European arrest warrant issued in both cases. According to the same information, the suspect had been scientifically linked through genetic material (DNA) after tests were done on the drugs of the two cases. It should be noted that for both cases another person is wanted with a European and International warrant.
On 8/8/2024, the German authorities informed the Cypriot Police that they had arrested the 71-year-old in the context of an investigation of a serious drug case that took place in Germany and France, involving 19 kilos of cocaine. On 27/11 the German authorities informed about the surrender of the suspect. Therefore, the day before yesterday, members of the Limassol YKAN went to Germany, where they picked up the suspect and transported him to Cyprus, where he was arrested at Larnaca airport under the court warrants pending against him.
As Filenews learns, when questioned orally, the suspect, regarding his involvement in the 1st case, said that he knows the 58-year-old convict but does not know the 62-year-old. He also claimed that expensive cigars were in the package with the quantity of 2.5kg of cocaine. In addition, he said that on the instructions of another person, he arrived in Cyprus in order to register a company that would deal with general trade while he declared ignorance about the company's involvement in the import of drugs.
The 71-year-old, according to the same information on our website, arrived in Cyprus during March 2022, where he had registered a cigar importing company. However, it appears that the suspect approached people from Greece, asking them to go to Cyprus to collect packages of supposedly expensive cigars. In both cases, however, large quantities of drugs, namely cocaine, were imported.
Briefcase with 2.5 kg of cocaine
Specifically, on May 13, 2022, in Limassol, a 58-year-old man was arrested, after a quantity of cocaine weighing 2.5 kg was found in his possession and seized. A 62-year-old woman was also arrested in the same case. The arrest of the two was made possible after information was given to the YKAN. A postal officer handed the 58-year-old a parcel containing the drugs. Subsequently, the members of the YKAN stopped for inspection the 58-year-old who was moving on foot in the area of Germasogeia having in his possession the parcel he received a short time earlier. During the ensuing search, a specially designed briefcase containing the 2 packages of cocaine was found inside the box. The members of the YKAN then handcuffed the 62-year-old and a search of her bag found a note of authorization to receive the parcel. The case was heard by the Limassol Assize Court, which imposed a 10-year prison sentence on the 58-year-old and the 62-year-old on a three-year prison sentence.
In boxes of A4 adhesives the amount of cocaine
The second case concerns the seizure of cocaine weighing 6.5 kg, which was found on May 27, 2022, in a container, which arrived at Limassol Port, a few days earlier. For the case, a 58-year-old man was sentenced by the Limassol Assize Court to 13 years in prison. According to the facts, the YKAN received information that on three pallets containing paper packages with adhesives that were in a container, there were quantities of drugs. From the examinations carried out, it was found that this container arrived from the port of Piraeus to the port of Limassol on the same day (24/5) and was addressed to the company of the 71-year-old.
After search warrants were obtained, the container was searched the next day and taken to a warehouse for unloading. The search found three pallets containing boxes of A4 adhesives containing 6.5kg of cocaine. Then a controlled delivery took place and the drugs were replaced with dummies, while the warehouse was placed under guard. The pallets with the drug models were delivered to the 58-year-old at a warehouse in Limassol which had been rented by the owner and recipient of the shipment. For the case, the 58-year-old was sentenced by the Limassol Assize Court to 13 years in prison.
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