Pafos Live 9 December 2024
Paphos Police arrested a 25-year-old man on Saturday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of fake driving licences.
According to an announcement by the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, a case of training fake driving licenses is being investigated by the Police, who proceeded yesterday to the arrest of a 25-year-old man. In a search of the 25-year-old suspect's residence, various items were found, which were withheld for the purpose of police examinations.
The arrest of the 25-year-old was led by information received by members of the Limassol Police. According to the information, the 25-year-old was engaged in drawing up fake driving licenses.
It is reported that at around 14:45 on Saturday, members of the Limassol Police Authority, together with members of the Paphos OPE, located and stopped the 25-year-old for inspection in an area in Paphos. In his possession, members of the Police found two forged driving licenses.
The members of the Police proceeded to the arrest of the 25-year-old for the offence of illegal stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, after his temporary residence permit in Cyprus expired in June, 2024.
A search of the 25-year-old's residence followed, where, among other items, a laptop computer, an electronic printer, and printouts of driving licenses were found.
For the purpose of investigating the case, the 25-year-old was arrested with a court warrant and taken into custody, while the examinations continue to be carried out by the ICF of Paphos.
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A large quantity of tobacco cigarettes was found by Customs and Excise officers on Saturday in the luggage of a 28-year-old woman, who was due to depart from Paphos airport for Manchester.
In an announcement by the Department of Customs, it is stated that during the check of her luggage, 120 boxes of 200 cigarettes each were found, which did not bear the marking for the harmful of smoking in Greek and Turkish, nor the security feature and the unique traceability code, indications that they were duty-free.
According to the announcement, the cigarettes were confiscated by the officers of the Customs and Excise Department, while the passenger was arrested and presented on Sunday before the Pafos District Court, which issued a 4-day detention order. She then abandoned the confiscated items for destruction and was released, after paying €5,000 for the out-of-court settlement of the offences.
Regarding a similar case of seizure of a large quantity of tobacco products on Friday in a vehicle in the Koutrafa area, the suspect was taken on Saturday to the Nicosia District Court, which issued a 4-day detention order. On the same day, his request for an out-of-court settlement of the case was accepted with the payment of €20,000 and the abandonment of the seized items for destruction and he was released.
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Filenews
Detention orders of five and three days were issued by the Pafos District Court against a 22-year-old and a 32-year-old man respectively to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of theft from an electrical goods store where they worked.
According to the Pafos Assistant Police Director of Operations, Michalis Nicolaou, on 3.12.24 it was reported to the Police by the Manager of an electrical goods store that between 26.11.24 and 3.12.24 eight new mobile phones with a total value of €6,253 were allegedly stolen from a warehouse of his store.
Examinations carried out revealed testimony against two employees of the company, aged 22 and 32. The 22-year-old, Nicolaou told CNA, was arrested on 6.12.24, taken to the Pafos District Court on the same day and placed under five-day detention. The 32-year-old was arrested on Sunday and his three-day detention was secured.
The case is being investigated by the Paphos Police.
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The Police arrested a 49-year-old man in the context of an investigation into a 34-year-old woman's injury case, committed on December 02, in the Limassol district. The case is being investigated by the Episkopi Police Station.
According to the evidence under investigation and the complaint submitted by the 34-year-old to the police, on December 2, around 4.00 am, the 34-year-old woman was at her residence, along with her roommate and the 49-year-old, for dinner. While they also consumed alcoholic beverages, at 5.00 o'clock, the 49-year-old went to his car to depart, with the 34-year-old trying to persuade him not to drive the vehicle after consuming alcoholic beverages.
While the 34-year-old was standing in front of his car, the 49-year-old allegedly started the vehicle, causing him to hit her and she fell to the ground. The 49-year-old then allegedly drove his vehicle, hitting the 34-year-old again while she was still lying on the ground.
The 49-year-old fled the scene, while the 34-year-old was taken by an ambulance crew to Limassol General Hospital, where medical tests revealed that she had a fracture in her right leg. She was treated and discharged the same day.
A judicial arrest warrant was issued against the 49-year-old, under which he was arrested shortly before 6.30 pm yesterday by members of the Limassol OPE and detained for the purpose of investigating the case.
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On 09/12/2024 at about 00:55, a fire broke out in a car, worth 23.000 euros, owned by a 29-year-old woman from Limassol, which is mainly driven by her husband, 33 years old, owner of a transport and customs company. The vehicle was parked outside their home in Zakaki, Limassol.
Officers and members of the ICF of Limassol went to the scene, as well as members of OPE and OULAE, where they carried out on-site examinations. The Fire Brigade was also called to the scene, members of which extinguished the fire.
Examinations at the scene revealed that the fire, which started from the above vehicle, then spread to a second vehicle, worth €7,000, owned by a relative of the 33-year-old.
From the cause of the fire, the first car was completely destroyed, while the second vehicle suffered extensive damage, of unknown value.
According to the Fire Brigade, at first sight it appears that the fire was set maliciously.
The scene remains under guard and examinations will continue in broad daylight.
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Filenews
The Limassol District Court today imposed a suspended sentence on the 48-year-old accused father, whose then 6-year-old twins were found traces of cocaine in their system. The incident occurred in May 2021, when the father had used drugs in an area of their residence, exposing the minors to danger, after they leaned on a table where there were substance residues.
The Limassol Court, in a closed proceedings, today gave a second chance to the accused, who at an earlier stage had admitted the 6 charges he faced. The charges included unlawful possession of a Class A controlled drug, unlawful use, mistreatment of a child under the age of 16 and negligent acts. The 48-year-old also faced drug supply charges, which were dropped and he was acquitted.
As Filenews is aware, the Court imposed several concurrent prison sentences, the longest being 8 months on the charge of illegal possession of drugs. However, exercising his discretion, he gave the defendant a second chance, suspending his prison sentences for a period of 3 years from today.
According to the same information, the Court took into account several mitigating factors mentioned during the mitigation speech of the 48-year-old defendant, Alexis Neocleous. In particular, remorse and confession were taken into account, as was the 48-year-old's cooperation with the police. The circumstances of the offences, the length of time that has elapsed since they were committed, and it was recognised that this was an isolated and unfortunate incident.
It is recalled that the case came to light following a complaint by a chemical laboratory owner in Limassol. The parents had gone to a chemical laboratory with their children in mid-May 2021, asking for the minors to be examined in a laboratory test for drug detection, as the little girl felt unwell and exhibited erratic behaviour.
The chemist contacted the mother by phone the next day, who informed her that the results of the tests detected traces of cocaine in the 6-year-olds. In fact, he advised her to contact the police immediately. Instead, the mother took her children and fled Cyprus, with the chemist himself filing a complaint with the authorities. The father was subsequently arrested, saying in a statement that he had used drugs outside his home, but forgot to lock the door, causing the twins to come into contact and taste cocaine residues left on the table.
