Pafos Live 12 June 2025
An eight-day detention order was issued today by the Paphos District Court against a 23-year-old man from Romania. In his luggage upon his arrival at Paphos Airport last night on a flight from Austria, two nylon packages, closed airtight, containing cannabis with a total gross weight of 16 kg and 776 grams, were found.
The young man claims that he did not know what his luggage contained and that he had undertaken the transport for a fee offered to him by two unknown persons he had met on a trip to Spain a few days ago. He also claims that he did not even know who would receive the cargo in Cyprus.
* * * * * *
Members of the YKAN proceeded yesterday afternoon to a vehicle check in the Kolossi area, in Limassol.
The vehicle was driven by a 44-year-old man, where during the investigation that followed, four (4) cartons containing tobacco products and cigarettes without the relevant markings were found inside the vehicle.
In total, the following were identified and confiscated:
· 72 x 200 pieces of tobacco products of various brands
· 8 x 20 cigarette pieces
· 17 x 200 pieces of heated cigarettes
· 2,000 grams of tobacco for rolled cigarettes
The 44-year-old was arrested for a flagrant offense and then released.
The Customs Department was informed, where it proceeded to issue an out-of-court fine and undertook the further investigation of the case.
* * * * * *
Filenews
An episodic chase of a boat carrying migrants, during which shots were even fired, took place at dawn in free Famagusta.
Around 04:50 in the morning today, a suspicious target was detected by the Port and Maritime Police, initially moving towards the occupied areas and then changing course and heading towards the free areas.
A boat of the Port and Maritime Police moved towards the target for reconnaissance purposes. An inflatable boat was found at the scene, in which it appears that around 20 people were on board, while the two navigators were wearing hoods.
At the sight of the Police, they attempted to escape and rammed the Coast Guard boat, resulting in a pursuit and warning shots fired. The inflatable boat, subsequently, crashed into a reef, resulting in it being immobilized and the occupants heading ashore swimming.
So far, 15 people have been identified by the Police. These are men of Syrian origin.
From the very first moment, a Crisis Management Center was put into operation at the Famagusta Police Department, while investigations are being carried out to identify other persons on board the boat.
The examinations continue from the Famagusta TAE, with the ultimate goal of identifying the traffickers.
* * * * * *
A 15-year-old Greek Cypriot was detained for a period of eight days, in connection with the robbery case committed in the early hours of Sunday (8/6) in a bakery, on Nikou Pattichi Street in Limassol. Today's proceedings before the District Court took place behind closed doors, with the minor's mother at his side.
According to valid information from Filenews, during the investigation of the case by the Limassol Police Department, testimony against the minor was obtained. Specifically, evidence emerged that the suspect spent the night in a residence near the bakery on the night of the robbery.
In addition, it was found that his body type and description matched those of the perpetrator, as seen in the bakery's closed circuit surveillance. The tattoo that the 15-year-old wears on his right hand was a decisive element, as it was evident in the video.
After his arrest in the presence of his mother, the 15-year-old was taken for interrogation to the offices of the Limassol TAE. There, in the presence of his lawyer, curator of the Welfare Office and his mother, he admitted everything to the investigators and revealed details about the way both he and his accomplice acted, whom he named.
The investigations of the Limassol TAE continue to locate the stolen property and the arrest of the second perpetrator, as well as to carry out scene suggestions. According to information from the Police, two perpetrators, having their faces covered with hoods, entered a bakery and threatened the employee with a knife.
They then moved quickly, grabbed the entire cash register, which contained about €500 and fled in an unknown direction. During the robbery, another minor, who was a customer, was inside the bakery. The perpetrators also threatened him with a knife, before fleeing.
* * * * * *
It was reported yesterday to the Police that in a Catholic church in Nicosia, an unknown person caused damage to the altar, the decoration and the candlesticks of the church.
From examinations carried out, a testimony emerged against a person who was located and arrested today with a court warrant, by members of the Ledra Substation and the Central Police Station of Nicosia, which is investigating the case.
