Pafos Live 31 March 2025
The fight in the nightclub that led to the beating of PAFIAKOS volleyball players had no fan motives. On the contrary, the attackers seem to have wanted to be photographed with the cup, which the volleyball players took with them to the nightclub.
So far, the police have arrested four young people while a fifth is being sought. The volleyball players were in the nightclub, having fun after winning the cup. Patrons asked to be photographed with the cup, the volleyball players allowed it, but the young people did not give the cup back to them while they snatched some bottles from the table.
There was a confrontation and conflict that resulted in the beating of the five volleyball players. The five were taken to the hospital, where they were discharged after receiving treatment.
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Officers of the Customs Department proceeded to check a rental vehicle driven by a 69-year-old Greek Cypriot at the Astromeriti – Zodia crossing point, during its passage from the occupied to the free areas.
During the inspection of the vehicle, 22 boxes of 200 cigarettes each, 1 box of 200 heated cigarettes, 450 grams of smoke for a rolled cigarette and 250 grams of tobacco for hookah, which did not bear the label for the harmfulness of smoking in Greek and Turkish, but neither did the security feature and the unique traceability code, indications that they were duty-free, were found and seized. Also, during the inspection of the vehicle, 280 packages of stimulants were found and confiscated.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested for flagrant offences and was later released, after accepting his proposal for an out-of-court settlement of the offences with the payment of an amount of €1,500, while the vehicle will be returned with the payment of an additional amount of €500.
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As part of the coordinated efforts of the Police to combat the drug phenomenon, members of the YKAN (Teams from various districts) in collaboration with members of the Limassol OPE carried out, yesterday afternoon, investigations in a specific area of Limassol, on the basis of collecting and evaluating information on drug use and trafficking.
During the checks, four persons were stopped for inspection in different cases, in whose possession small quantities of drugs were detected. All of the above persons were arrested for flagrant offenses and after being charged in writing, they were released.
Also, in the area, a nylon bag containing cannabis weighing about 40 grams, a bag with 1.5 grams of cocaine and a precision scale with traces of cannabis were found in the area.
Five other persons who were found in the area in question, were interrogated without finding anything reprehensible.
Searches were also carried out on the basis of court warrants at the homes of a 27-year-old and a 34-year-old man in Limassol. During the search of the 27-year-old's home, a precision scale with traces of cannabis and 34 eight-shot hand-held fireworks launchers were found. The 27-year-old was arrested on the basis of a court warrant and after being charged in writing, he was released.
A crusher with traces of cannabis was found in the 34-year-old's house, while under interrogation he admitted guilt and after being accused in writing, he was released.
The coordinated and targeted operations of the Police continue in the context of the efforts made to prevent and combat all forms of illegality, aiming at further consolidating the citizens' sense of security.
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A robbery at a bakery in the Kamares area of Larnaca was committed in the early hours of Monday (31/03). This is the third robbery in the last 24 hours in the province, after two more robberies were committed at kiosks.
Specifically, around 3:00 a.m., five people entered the bakery with their faces covered with hooded sweatshirts.
A woman worked at the kiosk to whom the perpetrators did not speak. The robbers removed the portable part of the cash register which contained €350 and from the examinations so far it seems that they escaped with a rental car that they had previously stolen.
Members of the ADE and the Larnaca TAE conducted examinations at the scene and in the surrounding area and at 4:00 a.m. the vehicle of the perpetrators was found abandoned in the Mackenzie area.
It is recalled that on March 25 and 29, two more robberies were committed, in kiosks, in the Larnaca district. In both cases, masked men invaded the kiosks and grabbed the takings.
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The detention of the 50-year-old suspect from Iran in connection with the case of deception of a 33-year-old woman, from which he extracted €12,000, was ordered this morning (31/3) by the Limassol District Court.
Initially, the judge, having in her hands the report of the Welfare Office on the financial situation of the suspect, rejected the request for legal aid, noting that the suspect arrived in Cyprus – as she said – 3 months ago, having the amount of €3,000. Because he did not justify where he spent his money, she said that, for the present case, he can cover the legal costs. Although legal aid was not approved, the lawyer who appeared at the proceedings represented her.
In relation to the detention request for the fraud case, the Court approved the request of the Police and ordered his detention for a period of 7 days.
According to the facts of the case, the 33-year-old complainant reported that, while she was in Iran, she was chatting online with an Iranian with a specific name, who – as it was later established – was the suspect. The latter was in Cyprus and she asked him for help to go to Germany. Their conversations took place via the internet and electronic applications. As the complainant said, she agreed to pay him the sum of €6,000 in Iran and then another €6,000 when she arrived in Cyprus, before going to Germany.
She also said that she gave the first €6,000 in Iran to a relative of the suspect, who gave her the plane tickets with which she would travel, as well as an invitation with photos of real estate, indicating that the purpose of her visit to Cyprus was to buy a property.
On 13/11/2024, the complainant travelled to Istanbul and then, the next day, she travelled to Cyprus through the occupied areas. She remained in the occupied areas and the next day (15/11/2024) she was informed through an application that a man of African origin would pick her up to take her somewhere. At 18:00 of the same day, she was picked up by an African along with other persons, driving a specific car, and after half an hour they stopped in a deserted spot near the airport and got off.
There was already a Pakistani man with his face covered there, who spoke briefly with the driver in English before leaving, as well as another unknown person. After receiving instructions, they went in another car waiting for them where another African was in it.
They boarded it and after about 10 minutes, they arrived in a village. There they were picked up by a white car, driven by an Arab, while the passenger was a Pakistani, and took them to a restaurant, which – as it was later found out – was located in Engomi.
As the complainant reported, she informed the suspect via WhatsApp that she had arrived in Cyprus, and he told her to go to Pournara, which she did.
The next day, when she woke up in Pournara, the 50-year-old suspect went and found her, and she gave him the remaining €6,000 in cash. She asked him when she would go to Germany and he told her that she would have to wait until August. When she learned that she couldn't go immediately, she contacted the suspect about what she was going to do, and he gave her a Cypriot number to find a house. The complainant remained in Pournara until 30/12/2024.
According to what the complainant complains, the 50-year-old suspect sent her photos of fake Spanish passports. The complainant left Pournara and went to Limassol, where she stayed on the beach. That same evening, she heard some people speaking Persian and approached them. She spoke to them, said she wanted to find a home, and they gave her a phone number, telling her that they would help her. Eventually, she managed to find a home in Limassol, where she settled.
There, by chance, she found out that under her apartment, the suspect remains. Since then, she had been in contact with the 50-year-old to go to Germany and realized that he was making fun of her. She also asked him to return her €12,000, and he threatened her that he would send people to kill her.
The complainant only knew the suspect's first name and gave details of his residential address. Following this, on 26/03/2025, the Limassol Police Department applied for the issuance of a search warrant for the suspect's home, which was rejected by the Court.
On 27/03/2025, the complainant sent the Limassol TAE, through her lawyer, in electronic form, photos of three of the persons who mediated for her trip and stay, including the suspect.
The suspect's place of residence was placed under surveillance by the Police, who located the suspect on 27/03/2025, along with three other compatriots. Their home was searched with his written consent, without detecting anything, except their phones, which were taken for examination. Subsequently, everyone was taken to the Limassol TAE for interrogation.
The suspect, being questioned in writing, refused to cooperate with the investigators of the Limassol TAE.
For the case, two more persons are being sought, while about 23 testimonies are expected to be received.
The suspect is being investigated for the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony, forgery, circulation of a forged document, extortion of property by false representations and assisting the illegal entry, transit and stay in the Republic, which were committed between November 2024 and March 2025.
