Pafos Live 11 June 2025
After evaluating information, officers of the Customs Department at Paphos Airport chose to check the baggage of a 26-year-old Greek Cypriot passenger, who would depart yesterday from Paphos for London, United Kingdom.
During the inspection of his luggage, 119 boxes of 200 cigarettes were found, each of which did not bear the marking for the harmfulness of smoking in Greek and Turkish, nor the security feature and the unique traceability code, indications that they were duty-free. The aforementioned quantity of cigarettes was confiscated by the officers of the Customs Department, while the passenger was arrested for flagrant offenses.
He then abandoned the confiscated property for destruction and was released, after accepting his proposal for an out-of-court settlement of the offences with the payment of an amount of €8,000.
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The Anti-Narcotics Service, in cooperation with the Customs Authorities, last night arrested a 23-year-old man for offences related to the importation and possession of a large quantity of cannabis.
Around 21:30, at Paphos airport, the 23-year-old Romanian was located and stopped for control by members of the Y.S.A.N. and the Customs Authorities, upon his arrival in Cyprus by flight from Austria.
In a subsequent search of his luggage, two nylon packages, closed airtight, were found, which contained cannabis with a total gross weight of 16 kilograms and 776 grams.
The suspect was arrested for flagrant offences and then re-arrested on a court warrant and detained to facilitate investigations. The Romanian who is being interrogated in order to identify his associates, especially those to whom he would deliver the drug shipment, is expected to be brought before the Paphos court for the issuance of a detention order.
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The commando commander was found guilty for the death of SYOP commando Panagiotis Gianniou. The military court found the commander-in-chief guilty of the offence of causing death by reckless, or dangerous act.
The 27-year-old commando Panagiotis Giannios, in June 2022, was injured after a helicopter fell into the sea in the Lara area, as part of a training activity of the National Guard. Two days later, he lost the battle for life and the jump from the helicopter proved fatal. The case was set for June 26 for speeches on the mitigation of the sentence.
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A 46-year-old man was arrested yesterday by members of the Anti-Narcotics Service (Y.K.A.N.), in connection with a case of illegal possession of narcotic substances.
Specifically, around 18:50, the suspect was spotted driving a vehicle in an area of Nicosia and was stopped for a check.
In a subsequent investigation, a quantity of white powder, similar to cocaine, with a gross weight of 655 grams, was found under the passenger seat, resulting in his arrest for a flagrant offense.
A search of the suspect's home followed, where a quantity of dry cannabis plant matter, weighing about 595 grams, was found.
The suspect is expected to appear today, Wednesday 11 June, before the Nicosia District Court for the issuance of a detention order.
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Filenews
They went to enjoy the crystal clear waters at Fig Tree Bay, but it turned out to be sour!
As Filenews is informed, bathers fell victim to tricksters who stole money and other personal belongings. These are three incidents, which occurred during the three-day Flood, in this crowded area of Protaras, which was crowded.
According to a relevant announcement, three separate cases of theft of personal property were reported during the three days of the Flood, by bathers on a busy beach of Protaras.
In his statements, the spokesperson of the Famagusta Police Department, Andreas Constantinou, said that "during the three-day period of the Flood, i.e. from Saturday 7 to Monday 9 June, three separate cases of theft of personal property from a busy beach in Protaras were reported. The property was unattended in beds on this particular beach," he noted.
He added that "the public is urged not to leave their property unattended, to transport to the beaches the absolutely necessary and above all not very valuable objects".
The Paralimni Police Station is examining the three cases.
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The 18-year-old motorcyclist has been intubated in extremely critical condition since Saturday evening, who was seriously injured in the head after an accident he had when he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving. From the examinations carried out so far by the Limassol Traffic Police, as well as the independent testimonies that have been collected, it appears that the 18-year-old was driving the motorcycle on one wheel, in the area of the C' Industrial of Agios Sylas.
The same information suggests the young man was driving another person's motorcycle, which, however, was not located at the scene of the accident and investigations are being carried out to locate it.
The young man remains intubated from the very first moment in an extremely critical condition, after suffering multiple skull fractures and a brain haemorrhage.
According to the Police, the traffic accident happened around 11:30 last Saturday evening (7/6), on a road in the Third Industrial Area of Agios Sylas in Limassol.
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Rapid developments are taking place around the case brought to light by filenews last week, which concerns complaints against a Greek Cypriot employer for serious sexual harassment offences against its employees. According to our latest information, the number of complainants now amounts to seven, while three of them have been identified as victims of human trafficking, following examinations by the Anti-Trafficking Bureau of the Police Headquarters.
The suspect was brought again today (10/6) before the Limassol District Court, where in a closed-door procedure, a request for the renewal of his detention for another three days was approved, in order to continue the investigation of the case.
He is being investigated for nine offences relating to trafficking in minors, sexual exploitation of adults, sexual exploitation of children, harassment and sexual harassment, as well as harassment in the workplace, indecent assault against a woman and a man and indecent acts.
The allegations – one of which concerns a minor at the time of the events and a young man – are appalling, as they allegedly describe systematic harassment and exploitation within the workplace, which is located in a village in the Limassol district.
As it emerges from the testimonies and the investigation, the suspect allegedly took advantage of the vulnerable financial situation of his employees, as they are people who permanently reside in the countryside, where finding work is particularly difficult.
For the case, testimonies are expected to be taken from other persons, former employees of the suspect's premises, as well as from his family, professional and friendly environment.
It is recalled that the complainants complained that their Greek Cypriot employer sexually harassed them during their work, at the premises he maintains in a village in the Limassol district. The offences were allegedly committed from 2020 to January 2025, in their workplace, on different occasions.
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An explosion occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in a café on Pireos Street, in Nicosia, causing disruption in the area.
According to the Police, the explosion was recorded at 02:40 and was caused by an improvised high-power explosive device, which had been placed on the premises.
The scene remains guarded by members of the Police, while the examinations by the Nicosia TAE are expected to be intensified at the first light of day.
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On Wednesday morning, the Permanent Assize Court of Larnaca imposed a 4-year prison sentence on lawyer Giorgos Yiagou, 34 years old, in connection with a case of deception of a client from whom he extracted thousands of euros, while he also managed to freeze his property, in order to allegedly secure a lawyer's fee of €2 million.
The defendant was found guilty, following a hearing on seven charges relating to money laundering and causing the execution of documents with false representations.
Imposing the sentence, the court thundered the accused lawyer, stating that highly incriminating evidence was found against him, with his actions demonstrating pre-planning and fraud. "Apart from fraud, we must emphasize that he is an officer of justice. Taking advantage of the friendship and trust that the complainant had in him, he deceived him in the most deceitful way. Such behaviours cannot be tolerated by the court," said the president of the Assize Court, Loizos Mougis.
According to the court's findings, the lawyer had drawn up a plan for the financial exploitation of the complainant, with whom he maintained friendly and family relations. Because of this relationship, the complainant seems to have signed that a document was brought to him by his lawyer, without reading it, resulting in the risk of losing a fortune of millions.
According to the facts of the case, in July 2020 the defendant registered a ghost company in Britain by paying £12, through his brother's Revolut card, which later turned out to be not involved in the case. The share capital of the virtual company was only £1, while the name of the person appearing as a director was found to be serving a prison sentence in Greece at the time for repeated fraud. The "company" with the prisoner as its director, a few days after its establishment, asked the complainant's company to undertake the conversion of a large number of containers into cold rooms, for an amount that exceeded €11 million.
The ghost company never paid the money, as it is understood, and then the lawyer filed a lawsuit against it, in the name of his client. Among the documents he made him sign was that he himself would receive a fee of €2 million. He then took legal action claiming the money for this fee, freezing, without the complainant's knowledge, his property.
It is noted that the lawyer managed, previously, to extract €4,000 from the complainant for a lawsuit against his company for an alleged work accident. In another case, he also extracted €6,000-€7,000 from him for filing a libel lawsuit.
As mitigating factors, the accused's blank criminal record, as well as his personal circumstances, were taken into account.
The case was handled by Antonis Antoniou on behalf of the Prosecution.
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A thirty-two-year-old woman was spotted driving in the early hours of Wednesday in Kato Paphos with ten times the alcohol content of the permitted limit.
Specifically, according to a representative of the Office of the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, the 32-year-old driver was stopped at about 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday in Kato Paphos and in an alcohol test that was carried out, the reading was 94mg, while the permissible limit for her is 9mg. The final reading of the test amounted to 101mg.
It is noted that the 32-year-old has not completed three years of possession of a driver's license and as a consequence the allowed limit for her is 9mg of alcohol.
She was taken to the Police Station and is expected to be charged in writing to be summoned later to answer the charges she faces.
