Pafos Live 6 May 2025
Officers of the Customs Department at Paphos Airport, after evaluating information, proceeded to check the luggage of a woman with Greek citizenship who arrived in Cyprus from Thessaloniki. In the passenger's luggage, 97 pieces of clothing of well-known brands were found, which violated Intellectual Property Rights (imitations). The above items were intended for sale in the Cypriot market in order to mislead consumers as authentic.
The above items were confiscated and abandoned by the party involved for destruction. The case was settled out of court, following the acceptance of a proposal by the Court, with the payment of an amount of €200 plus €50 as costs for the destruction of the seized goods.
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Pafos Press
Police in Paphos are investigating a case of assault causing serious bodily harm, injuring two women and causing malicious damage yesterday. An 18-year-old man is wanted in connection with the case.
According to the Police, at 4 pm on Monday, an 18-year-old man allegedly attacked an 81-year-old woman and her 63-year-old daughter in the Tremithousa area, seriously injuring the 81-year-old.
The 81-year-old was taken to the Accident and Emergency Department of Paphos General Hospital where she was kept for treatment and further hospitalization.
An arrest warrant was issued for the 18-year-old and he is wanted.
Preliminary police investigations indicate that there had been a fight between those involved.
Update Filenews:
An 18-year-old man was arrested today by the Police after a serious incident he caused yesterday on a street in Tremithoussa, Paphos, with two elderly women, mother and daughter, as victims. According to the Police, the 18-year-old was allegedly disturbed by the way the two women drove and after getting out of his car, he hit the 80-year-old woman, causing her fractures and attacked her 63-year-old daughter, breaking her mobile phone.
According to the investigations, on Monday afternoon an 80-year-old woman was driving her car on a road in the community of Tremithousa in Paphos, followed by a second car driven by her daughter, 63 years old. Behind the two vehicles followed a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old who, at some point, overtook the two cars and after parking in front of them, got out of his car and attacked the 80-year-old. The young man allegedly forcibly pulled the elderly woman out of the car and hit her, causing her serious injuries.
The 63-year-old ran to her mother's aid, who was also attacked by the 18-year-old who grabbed her mobile phone and broke it. An ambulance arrived at the scene, which was called by eyewitnesses and which transported the two women to the Paphos Hospital. The 80-year-old woman was found to have suffered a fracture and other injuries and was detained for hospitalization, while her daughter was discharged after providing first aid.
The Police, who also rushed to the scene of the incident, did not locate the 18-year-old, who disappeared from the scene after the attack on the two women. From the testimonies and investigations that followed, the Police identified the alleged perpetrator of the unprecedented episode, an arrest warrant was issued against him and today he was located and arrested.
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Filenews
Genetic material of the 51-year-old suspect is the one that connected him to the case of 10 kilos of drugs that were found and confiscated after a coordinated operation by the YKAN Headquarters last November in the parking lot of a beach hotel in Limassol. The defendants for the case are three persons: a 50-year-old businessman, his 32-year-old employee and a 33-year-old man, who remain under trial in the Central Prison, with the case being tried before the Limassol Permanent Assize Court.
The 51-year-old suspect was brought this morning before the Limassol District Court, where a decree was issued for his detention for a period of 3 days. His lawyer, Marina Lavithia, did not object to the request and the Court approved the detention.
According to the facts of the case, on February 23, information was received that the suspect, a neighbour of the 33-year-old accused, was acting as an associate in drug trafficking. During the search of the suspect's home, a quantity of cannabis was found and he was arrested for a flagrant offense. During interrogation, he admitted the possession of a small amount of drugs and with his own consent, cheek swabs were taken. He was subsequently dismissed after being charged in writing and a criminal file was formed.
On 28/04/2025, in the context of the main case, a report from the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics was received with the results of the genetic tests. According to the report, the suspect's genetic material was found on the inside of all five sealed packages containing cocaine weighing a total of 5 kilograms and 10 grams. The suspect is a donor of part of the mixed genetic material, while in one package he was the main donor.
In addition, it was scientifically linked to a nylon bag branded "MIKROPOLIS", inside which there were five bags of cannabis, weighing 137.3 grams. Mixed genetic material belonging to the suspect was isolated from the bag and bags, both on their outer and inner sides, as well as in the knots. In one of the bags, a predominantly male genetic profile identified with the suspect was identified.
Based on the above, on 05/05/2025 an arrest warrant was issued and the suspect was arrested in Nicosia and detained. During interrogation, he refused to answer essential questions, stating: "Whatever I have to say, I will say to the Court."
It is recalled that the 33-year-old defendant has already admitted the seven most serious charges relating to possession and possession for the purpose of supplying 5 kilograms of cocaine and 4.8 kilograms of cannabis. In addition, he admitted possession of 7 kilograms of cannabis in Nicosia, but not for supply. He did not admit the other charges of conspiracy and money laundering.
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YKAN made a new arrest for possession of 17 kilograms of drugs.
According to the Police, in the context of the investigation of a case of the detection and seizure of a large quantity of drugs, which had been detected in November 2024 in Limassol, another arrest was made.
He is a 47-year-old man, who was arrested yesterday on the basis of a court arrest warrant and was detained.
The YKAN (Limassol Squad) continues the examinations.
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As part of the evaluation of information regarding the presence of suspicious persons in an area of a village in the Nicosia district, members of the Police proceeded yesterday to the arrest of two persons.
During a search of the vehicle they were on, various burglary tools were found, including iron cutters, cutting scissors, a livery and other objects, as well as offensive instruments.
The two suspects were arrested and detained to facilitate investigations.
The examinations are continued by the Kleros Police Station.
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Cyprus Mail
The Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday morning postponed proceedings in the financial case involving the monastery of Saint Avakoum, after defence lawyers argued that key evidence had not been handed over.
The hearing was rescheduled for May 14, when the two defrocked archimandrites, Nektarios and Porphyrios, are expected to respond to the charges against them. During the session, the defendants’ lawyer told the court that his clients could not yet enter a plea. He claimed the prosecution had failed to deliver critical material to the defence team. This included a report dated September 6, 2024, which, he said, contained findings central to several of the charges.
The representative of the prosecution said that the state lawyer managing the case had not mentioned any such issue. However, she agreed to a short delay to allow time to confirm whether the report in question was indeed outstanding. Taking all points into account, the court approved a final postponement. The judge warned that no further delays would be granted.
The court also confirmed that the accused monks will appear under the same bail conditions. A previous arrest warrant for Nektarios, which had been issued with a stay to ensure his attendance, was officially cancelled.
The charges facing the two men include conspiracy to defraud, felony offences, unlawful possession of over €63,000 in property, theft by an agent, forgery, circulation of forged documents, money laundering, false tax declarations and interference with judicial proceedings.
