Pafos Live 7 February 2025
A vehicle travelling at high speed, beyond the permitted limit, was stopped for inspection by members of the Pafos Traffic Police last night on Tombs of the Kings Avenue.
The police found out with surprise, when they stopped the vehicle, that behind the wheel was a 16-year-old Greek Cypriot who was driving his parents' car without a license and without the other necessary certificates. The vehicle was impounded while the father of the 16-year-old was taken to the police station and will face the consequences of the law.
Traffic police checks identified and reported last night two drivers who were positive in a drug test, while another 23 drivers were reported for other traffic violations.
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Police arrested a 43-year-old man yesterday as part of an investigation into the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony, theft and theft.
Following a coordinated police operation, in which members of the Nicosia and Limassol ICFs, the Pera Chorio Nisou Police Station and the Limassol OPE participated, searches were carried out at the 43-year-old's home and premises, located in the Limassol district. During the searches, various machines (such as two tractors) were found, as well as other tools, for which the 43-year-old did not present any evidence of their origin, resulting in his arrest for the offence of illegal possession of property.
At the same time, searches were carried out at two more premises in the Paphos district, where two other machines (tractors and lifting machine) were located and confiscated, which appear to be related to the case under investigation.
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The Larnaca District Court today ordered the detention until February 13 of a 25-year-old young man who, for the second time in two days, broke down a door at the Social Services Office in Agioi Anargyroi and entered the building to sleep.
According to Christodoulos Konsolos, spokesperson of the Larnaka Police Headquarters, "on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 5, a homeless foreigner aged 25 breached a door at the Social Services Office in Agioi Anargyroi in Larnaca and entered the building to sleep."
The police were immediately notified, "members of which went to the site and began examinations, while the 25-year-old was arrested and detained. Today a case was registered against him before the Larnaca District Court, for offences relating to illegal entry and threats."
As Mr. Konsolos said, "the Court ordered the detention of the 25-year-old until February 13, the date on which he will be sentenced."
It is noted that the 25-year-old had taken the same action on Tuesday afternoon and as a result he was arrested and pleaded guilty before the Larnaca District Court to offences relating to illegal entry and causing malicious damage.
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The Police proceeded to the arrest of two more persons, in the context of an investigation of a case concerning the offences of rioting and illegal assembly, committed on January 28, outside the stadium where the handball match between the teams APOLLON and OMONIA 29M was taking place, in Limassol.
They are 20-year-old and 23-year-old, who were detained to facilitate interrogations.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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The Limassol Permanent Assize Court today imposed a 10-year prison sentence on a 33-year-old defendant in connection with a 2kg cocaine trafficking case. The 33-year-old was found guilty after pleading guilty to charges of possession and possession with intent to supply to other persons. It is noted that two other persons are also accused in the case.
According to the judgment of the Assize Court and the evidence put before it, the accused acted as a drug transporter on behalf of a third person. Although he was not the mastermind of the operation, he did not name the other person, fearing reprisals against him and his family. As noted in the decision, the 33-year-old participated in the execution of the plan to receive and transport the 2 kilos of cocaine, with the intention of supplying it to another person, obtaining financial benefit, as the amount of €700 would be deducted from his debt. "The above demonstrates that the role of the accused was not insignificant and peripheral, but basic and necessary in drug trafficking," the ruling said.
The Court took into account the fact that the 33-year-old had no criminal record, his immediate admission before the Court and his cooperation with the Police.
According to the defendant's lawyer, the reasons that prompted him to commit the offences are related to his unfavorable financial situation. He told the court that the defendant had borrowed €20,000 from a loan shark, who was also the person who supplied him with the drugs. Unable to repay his debt, he gave in to this person's proposal to transport the drugs for a fee, with the amount of €700 deducted from his debt.
According to the facts of the case, on 11/09/2024 the three defendants, aged 33, 35 and 22, were arrested following an operation by YKAN Limassol. Authorities had information that another person would pick up drugs on behalf of a third party on a motorcycle.
During the operation, the 35-year-old's vehicle was placed under surveillance and seen approaching a motorcycle in a fast food restaurant parking lot in the Zakaki area. Then a third vehicle appeared. The surveillance continued, and at one point the 33-year-old motorcycle driver was seen placing a bag on his back and departing. The members of the YKAN intercepted him and the accused tried to flee on foot, throwing a school bag on the ground. A check on the bag found two packages containing cocaine weighing a total of 2kg of cocaine. The drivers of the two vehicles fled the scene but were later arrested.
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The Limassol Police were alerted around 01:00 in the morning. According to authorities, shots were fired outside the offices of an investment firm in Limassol, on Agiou Andreou Street, which belongs to foreigners.
The shooting damaged the building's glass window. According to the latest information of Filenews, inside the offices was an employee of the company.
Immediately at the scene, which was cordoned off, an officer and members of the ICF, as well as other members of the Limassol Police Authority, went to the scene, where they carried out on-site examinations.
