Pafos Live 27 April 2025
A case of premeditated murder committed yesterday is being investigated by the Morphou Police Department.
According to the data under investigation, around 7.15 p.m. in a café in the Nicosia district, 66-year-old Andreas Michaelides, from Astromeritis, got into a verbal confrontation with a 57-year-old man. The 57-year-old allegedly hit the 66-year-old with his hands on the head.
The 66-year-old visited the Peristerona Police Station, where he reported the incident and was given a form for a medical examination, in order to visit a hospital for examinations.
During his transfer to a Private Hospital, by a relative, he lost consciousness and when he arrived at the Hospital, his death was confirmed.
The 57-year-old was arrested in the early hours of this day with a court arrest warrant and was detained to facilitate the investigations.
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The 41-year-old suspect was detained for a period of eight days in connection with the case of 50 kilos of drugs that were found and confiscated after an operation by the Police Headquarters, in the Chapel. It is recalled that the 41-year-old man managed to escape on foot and was found yesterday in a country house on the territory of Kalo Chorio in the Limassol district, along with two other persons.
On Sunday morning, the examiners of the Limassol Police Department brought the 41-year-old before the Limassol District Court for a request for his detention. His lawyer stated that he does not raise an objection to his client's detention, but he raised some questions regarding the information received by the YKAN and the suspect involved in the case.
The investigator of the case said that the girl was identified through social media. There was information that the suspect was working with a girl and it was found to be the same person.
To another question in relation to the surveillance of the 41-year-old before his vehicle stopped, the examiner mentioned that the suspect was seen on the main road as a passenger. He noted that his colleagues recognized the suspect and monitored his movements.
The Court approved the request for the 41-year-old's detention for a period of eight days. According to the facts, the Police had received information that part of the drugs were hidden by the 41-year-old in his home, while according to the same information, he hid the largest quantity inside his vehicle. Furthermore, according to the information, the 26-year-old suspect who was arrested yesterday was a close associate of the suspect in drug trafficking.
It is worth noting that for the other two suspects who were found yesterday in the country house, the territory of Kalo Chorio in the Limassol district, a separate procedure will be carried out by the Limassol Police Department.
Update - The two 26-year-old suspects who were arrested yesterday Saturday, as accomplices of the 41-year-old wanted man, ended up in the cell for a period of three days, in connection with the case of the 50 kilos of drugs that were found and confiscated after a coordinated operation by the YKAN Headquarters, at noon last Thursday.
The two were brought on Sunday before the Limassol District Court, with their lawyer not raising any objection to the request for their detention. The Court approved the request of the Limassol TAE and ordered them to be remanded in custody for a period of three days.
They are being investigated for the offences of conspiracy, complicity after the commission of a felony and illegal possession of a class B controlled drug, which were committed between 24 and 26 April in the Limassol district.
According to information on our website, on 26/04/2025 information was given to the Ministry of Health, according to which the 26-year-old suspect is involved in the use and distribution of a controlled drug class B', specifically cannabis. According to the informant, the person in question is in possession of large quantities of cannabis, which he stores in his house located in a fenced plot, in an isolated area in the village of Kalo Chorio in the Limassol district.
Also, according to the same informant, in the house in question, in addition to the drugs, the 41-year-old wanted man was also hiding. After receiving the information, the house was placed under surveillance, where the 26-year-old suspect was seen parking his vehicle and entering it. Therefore, on 26/04/2025, a court search warrant was secured for the house in Kalo Chorio, Limassol.
After a coordinated operation by members of the YKAN, the 41-year-old wanted man was arrested at the house. With him was the 26-year-old suspect, with whom he maintains friendly relations. Subsequently, during the search of the 26-year-old suspect's home, a quantity of cannabis was found.
During the presence of the members of the YKAN at the scene, the 26-year-old suspect himself arrived. In a subsequent search of his vehicle, a small amount of green dry cannabis plant matter, weighing 8.5 grams, was found. He was subsequently arrested for the blatant offense of illegal possession of a class B controlled drug.
In the presence of the 1st suspect, the investigation continued and was completed, during which another 4.5 grams of dry cannabis plant material were found and received, among other evidence.
During the arrest of the two suspects, the reasons for their arrest were explained to them. The 26-year-old replied: "I admit that Antonis stayed at my house since yesterday", while the 2nd suspect replied: "I have nothing to say".
During written interrogation, the 1st suspect stated, among other things, that the narcotic substances found in his vehicle were his, while he stated ignorance of the other substances found in the house. He also mentioned that he knew the 26-year-old suspect and that in a communication he had with her, she informed him that she would go to his house. Later, when he arrived there with the wanted man, the latter asked him to host him for 1–2 days. He also claimed that he learned through Facebook that the 41-year-old was wanted and asked him to leave, which he promised, but was eventually located by the Police in his home.
During written interrogation, the 2nd suspect stated that part of the drugs found in the house of the 1st suspect do not belong to her, claiming that they belong to 41-year-old Nikolaou, whom she knows. She also mentioned that on 24/04, during the evening hours, she met with Nikolaou in an area between Parekklisia and Agios Tychonas and spent the night with him. The next day, at noon, she was informed by a friend that Nikolaou was wanted by the Police for a drug case and then they went together to the house of the 1st suspect, where they asked him to host them for the evening, without informing him that Nikolaou was wanted. They remained there until they were located by the Police.
The examinations of the YKAN and the Limassol TAE are in progress and so far 4 testimonies have been received and one investigation has been conducted, while for the completion of the examinations, another 21 testimonies continue to be taken. It is also expected to investigate the allegation that the drugs found belonged to another person as well as to investigate any involvement of third parties in the transportation and trafficking of the drugs found in the house and vehicle of the 1st suspect, as well as examinations will be carried out to identify their supplier.
It is recalled that earlier 41-year-old Nikolaou was placed under 8-day detention.
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Members of the Traffic Police Department of the Headquarters stopped yesterday around 9 p.m., a car driven by a 42-year-old man on the Paphos-Limassol highway, near Timi. In an investigation, it was found that he was transporting illegal tobacco products.
The counting of the tobacco products was carried out by an Officer of the Customs Department and as it was established, the 42-year-old had in his possession more than 23 kilos of hookah tobacco, one kilo of cigarette tobacco, 20 boxes of heated cigarettes, five boxes of cigarettes and a large amount of money.
The finds, as well as the 42-year-old's vehicle, were detained by the Customs Department for further examination.
