Pafos Live 16 January 2025
A 15-year-old Greek Cypriot was arrested last night by members of the police after they found him in possession of a quantity of cannabis weighing 3.5 grams.
The teenager was wandering around Geroskipou square when he was stopped and investigated by members of the police who were conducting checks in the area.
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A new campaign for the prevention of crime and road collisions was carried out last night by members of the Pafos police headed by Police Director Kleitos Erotokritou.
In the space of three hours last night there were dozens of arrests and searches of vehicles and premises. In addition to detecting a small amount of drugs, in two cases drivers were reported for various traffic violations.
Pafos Press - Fourteen traffic reports were made as part of a campaign by the Paphos Traffic Police to prevent crime and traffic collisions in the last 24 hours.
According to the Police, members of the Paphos Traffic Police, in collaboration with the Paphos Traffic Police, as part of a coordinated operation, carried out 80 checks and recorded 14 traffic complaints from 07:00 on Wednesday until today at 07:00.
From the 14thcomplaints, 3 of which concerned driving under the influence of alcohol, one of which concerned driving under the influence of drugs and other minor traffic violations, such as driving without a driver's license, without a registration certificate, without a helmet, without lights, without hands-free driving.
Coordinated operations will continue at a later stage.
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A 27-year-old Syrian man was driving a vehicle without holding a driver's license, without being covered by a safety certificate and without the vehicle having a registration and certificate of suitability.
In addition, a drug test he underwent was positive and almost two grams of cannabis were found in his possession.
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Police arrested two people, aged 36 and 29, yesterday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of burglary of a building and theft and illegal possession of property.
According to the evidence under examination, between the dates of 8 and 9 January 2025, unknown persons broke into a warehouse, located in a building under construction, in Nicosia and stole various power tools.
Police examinations revealed testimony against the 29-year-old, on the basis of which a court warrant was issued for his arrest.
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Filenews
Police arrested a 26-year-old man today as part of an investigation into a case involving illegal possession of property.
Specifically, at around 3.40 this morning, members of the Police, during a motorized patrol, noticed a vehicle moving at breakneck speed in Nicosia.
The members of the Police signalled the driver to stop, but did not do so, committing traffic violations, while he was stopped a short time later.
Tests revealed that the driver is a 26-year-old man. Questioned about the vehicle he was driving, he reportedly told police it was stolen.
The 26-year-old was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of property, while during the investigation of the case, it emerged that the 26-year-old was involved in three more cases of vehicle theft, committed in Nicosia, between January 14-15, 2025.
The ICF Nicosia is investigating the case.
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The perpetrators of the theft of a vehicle from Limassol, which was found burnt in another district, are being sought by the Police.
The vehicle, according to information from the police, was found in the morning burnt in an area between the villages of Drapia and Kalavasos. Members of the Larnaca ICF rushed to the scene and found that it was a vehicle stolen yesterday from a Limassol road, on which it was parked.
The vehicle was examined by the Fire Brigade who found no flammable material or signs that it was a short circuit. The location of the stolen vehicle, however, leads to the scenario of the criminal act, since the perpetrators apparently wanted to remove traces of themselves.
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The Assize Court sentenced two men, aged 20 and 26, to 12 years in prison yesterday after finding them guilty in a case involving importation and possession of drugs.
It is recalled that on October 14, 2024, the Police, following an evaluation of information by YKAN, in cooperation with the Customs Authorities, detected 35 kilos of cannabis at Larnaka airport.
The drugs were found after checking the luggage of two men, who arrived at Larnaka airport, coming from another European country.
In one bag, four nylon packages containing a quantity of cannabis, weighing 17 kg and 350 grams, were found, while in the second bag, five nylon packages containing a quantity of cannabis, weighing 17 kg and 950 grams, were found.
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A new serious incident occurred yesterday in broad daylight with poachers, resulting in the injury of a gamekeeper.
According to "F" information, two gamekeepers spotted yesterday around one o'clock in the afternoon people shooting inside a prohibited zone in the community of Ergates in the Nicosia district. The gamekeepers who were in the service vehicle lit the beacons and signalled them to stop for inspection.
As soon as they realized that it was Thira, they developed speed and hit with their vehicle the Service Vehicle where the two gamekeepers were inside in order to escape. A fierce chase ensued for about 10 minutes, but the poachers did not stop at the repeated signals of the gamekeepers. As a result, the suspects entered the streets within the community of Ergates and fled.
Our information tells us that gamekeepers identified one person, who has been of concern to the authorities before. The incident injured one gamekeeper in the leg and was taken to hospital.
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The process of detaining the 39-year-old Cameroonian man involved in the Potamia incident is underway at the Nicosia District Court.
According to the examiner of the case, when he transported the 24-year-old Pakistani after the incident to Nicosia he was alive, walking but behaving like a drunk.
The 39-year-old also told police that the Pakistani man was complaining of pain in the vehicle. It was also reported that the Pakistani was looking for a way to come to the free areas and would pay €500 for his transportation.
The bullet pierced liver, heart and ended up in the sternum.
The foreigner was spotted in a basement hiding holding his daughter and keeping her mouth shut so she wouldn't speak.
The Court was told that from information to the authorities, one of the three Turkish Cypriots wanted carries weapons and wants to damage the members of the Anti-Poaching Squad.
The Court, after hearing the testimony, issued an order to detain him for eight days.
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The so-called Police in the occupied areas proceeded to the "arrest" of a Turkish Cypriot in connection with the case in Potamia.
According to Turkish Cypriot media, the "arrest" of Mehmet Ali Uluchai took place while he was trying to leave the port of Kyrenia.
The man went today to the "Court", which decided to detain him for one day.
Filenews contacted the Police and as we were told, they are aware of the incident but have not received official information.
It is recalled that today before the Nicosia District Court, the detention process of the 39-year-old Cameroonian involved in the Potamia incident was brought before the Nicosia District Court.
According to the examiner of the case, the 39-year-old in his testimony said that when he transported the 24-year-old Pakistani after the incident to Nicosia he was alive, walking but behaving like a drunk.
The 39-year-old also told police that the Pakistani man was complaining of pain in the vehicle. It was also reported that the Pakistani was looking for a way to come to the free areas and would pay 500 euros for his transportation.
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in-cyprus
Two state hospital nurses who covered for each other’s absences while holding other jobs continued to receive full pay until their scheme was discovered, Cyprus’s Auditor General has revealed.
Andreas Papaconstantinou, the Auditor General, said the nurses deceived the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) by falsely claiming to be at work while employed elsewhere. Despite the fraud, they only received a minor disciplinary action of losing two salary increments.
“They misled the organisation with false representations,” Papaconstantinou said, criticising the leniency of the punishment given the serious nature of the deception.
