Pafos Live 16 May 2025
The Paphos Assize Court issued today, Thursday, property confiscation orders worth €46,500 for a 29-year-old and €106,200 for a 30-year-old, based on data obtained from a financial investigation by the Police.
According to the Police, the two have been sentenced to 10 years for the 29-year-old and 4 years for the 30-year-old on May 13 as they were found guilty of illegal possession of drugs.
It is noted that the arrest of the two was made as part of a coordinated operation of the Police, on February 14, 2024, where a large quantity of narcotics was found in their possession, as well as a large amount of money, amounting to €75,000.
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In the context of the investigation of cases related to the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony and theft from shops, a coordinated operation was carried out yesterday by members of the Burglary Unit of the Nicosia Police Department, with the assistance of the Larnaca Police Department, to locate and arrest three persons aged 49, 47 and 44, who resided in Larnaca.
The persons in question were seen getting into a vehicle, stopped and arrested under court arrest warrants. In a subsequent search inside the vehicle, the suspects' luggage was found, which contained a large number of goods, including sunglasses, personal hygiene items, sports shoes, wallets, children's toys, perfumes, etc. The suspects verbally admitted to committing thefts of items from shops in the districts of Larnaca and Nicosia.
The three arrested as well as the evidence were handed over to the Larnaca Police Department for further examinations. On the same day, the suspects appeared before the Larnaca District Court, where an eight-day detention order was issued against them.
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Today before the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni, the unprecedented case of killing and dismembering a kangaroo in a parking lot of an apartment building in Deryneia will be registered. In addition to the 36-year-old from Cameroon, who is in custody, the indictment of the case includes two other persons related to the farm in Paralimni from which the animal was taken alive, as it was found. They are the owner's wife, as well as his employee, who are facing charges related to animal welfare legislation.
The case was clarified after an autopsy showed that the animal's death was caused by a slaughter. This refuted the 36-year-old's claim that the animal died after a fight with another kangaroo. It is noted that for the case, they continue to search for another foreigner, who was with the 36-year-old in the parking lot of the apartment building, as well as the driver of a double cab, who allegedly helped them to transport him from a farm in Paralimni.
It is recalled that the unprecedented case was revealed when the police received a complaint on the afternoon of May 6 that two foreigners were chopping up an animal in the parking lot of an apartment building. Plastic bags containing a sliced kangaroo, an axe and five knives were found at the site. The 36-year-old was arrested on the spot, while the other foreigner managed to escape. When the suspect was transferred to the Deryneia Police Station, it was found that he had been illegally residing in Cyprus since 2022. The 36-year-old faces offenses related to subjecting an animal to pain, suffering, injury or fear, causing an animal an horrific death, possession of an animal that is not allowed and illegal stay on the territory of the Republic.
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Rapid developments are taking place around the case of assault and insult of a 17-year-old, the day before yesterday at midnight, in an area of Nicosia. In connection with the case, two persons, aged 17 and 18, were arrested on the basis of court arrest warrants, who, after being accused in writing, were released.
The Police are investigating a case involving serious offences, including conspiracy to commit a felony, offences in violation of the Law on Combating Certain Forms and Manifestations of Racism and Xenophobia, assault causing actual bodily harm, insult and other related offences.
The Police clarified, according to a statement by a spokesperson to "F", that they are not investigating a homophobic incident but a case of assault and insult. This clarification is made because it had been transmitted (on the basis of information from police sources) that it was such an incident, however, from the testimonies and evidence there is no such thing.
The Police estimate that this is an incident related to the youth's behaviour and not to other motives, as reported in the morning. In fact, after the relevant information from a police source, which saw the light of day, a strict announcement by the organization Accept Cyprus followed.
The incident happened around midnight, while the 17-year-old was walking on a street in the Nicosia district. He was approached by two people who, after insulting him, beat him in various parts of his body. The 17-year-old visited the Nicosia General Hospital, where he was found to have swelling on his face and redness in his nose.
It is expected that other persons who may know anything relevant will be called to give testimony.
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Around 2.00 a.m. this morning [16/05], after information, members of the Police went to Limanaki, in Ayia Napa, where they spotted the 19-year-old British tourist, in a state of intoxication, trying to attack bystanders.
The police officers proceeded to arrest him for the blatant offenses of drunkenness, causing concern, disturbance of peace and public insult.
During his arrest, he resisted and attacked the police officers, while he also lost his balance and fell to the ground, resulting in a tear in his eyebrow.
He was transported by ambulance to the Famagusta General Hospital, where he received treatment and was discharged.
He was detained with the Ayia Napa Police Station investigating.
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An alarm was sounded yesterday to the Fire Brigade and the Police, after a fire broke out in a premises with domestic animals in the area of Evrychos.
According to the Police, the fire broke out around 20:30 in the evening in a premises belonging to a 71-year-old man. There were a number of rabbits and chickens in it and it was also used as a storehouse, with tools.
The area was completely destroyed, while the fire was extinguished by the Fire Service.
The tent remains under guard, so that daylight examinations can be carried out, to ascertain the causes.
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The Police made the arrest for illegal possession of property.
Specifically, following information about drug possession and trafficking, members of the Limassol Police Unit conducted an investigation, pursuant to a court warrant, at the home of a 49-year-old man in the Germasogeia area.
During the investigation of the Police, a total of 188 cans of 20 and 30 liters, which contained liquid fuel (oil), were found in an open space and premises of the 49-year-old. The total quantity amounted to about 4,000 liters.
The 49-year-old did not give satisfactory explanations regarding their legal possession and was arrested for the flagrant offense of illegal possession of property.
The above quantity of petroleum products was received, while the examinations are continuing from the Limassol TAE.
