Filenews 21 July 2025
A campaign by the Limassol Traffic Police has been underway since Monday morning (21/7) with the aim of locating drivers who circulate without the necessary documents. According to information from the Police, so far a total of 54 cars and four mopeds or motorcycles have been seized.
The campaign focuses on checks for the possession of documents, such as a driving licence, security and driving licence. As reported, the number of traffic offences so far amounts to 240, a number that may increase with the completion of the checks.
It is noted that as far as the 54 vehicles seized by the Police are concerned, the drivers did not have a driver's license, they did not have insurance, all of them were declared immobilized, while they did not have a traffic license. For some, additional offenses arise such as worn tires, lack of/expired MOT, etc.
The Limassol Traffic Police are expected to give a full picture after the end of the campaign.
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Three persons who are alleged to have been directly involved in episode of assault and injury of a 33-year-old man with a knife in an area of the Nicosia district, were interrogated by the Police.
They are a 41-year-old Greek man, and two Greek Cypriots aged 35 and 38, respectively. The 41-year-old and the 35-year-old were located by the Police yesterday and questioned in writing. Later, the Police proceeded to arrest the 38-year-old, who, after being interrogated in writing, was released.
The three persons are now being investigated for injuries, acts aimed at causing grievous bodily harm, threatening and conspiracy to commit a felony.
As it turns out, the three aforementioned met with the 33-year-old Greek Cypriot in the yard of the latter's paternal home. Under circumstances that are being investigated, one of the three injured the 33-year-old with a knife in various parts of his body.
The Police are considering the possibility that the motives of the perpetrators of the attack on the 33-year-old are related to financial issues. More specifically, information tells us that the action of the three is attributed to their attempt to collect an amount of money. The same information states that on the basis of testimony it may be a case of usury.
The Police were informed about the incident a little later, around 23:30 on Saturday, while members of the Force rushed to the scene in order to deal with the incident. Although the victim of the attack was stabbed multiple times, as it was found after he was transferred to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Nicosia General Hospital, however, the information about his condition is reassuring.
His condition is out of danger, however, he was kept for further hospitalization. According to our information, the 33-year-old has knife wounds to the right hind half-chest, left shoulder, left front tibia and right thumb
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A quantity of more than five kilos of cannabis was found and confiscated at Larnaca Airport.
The drugs were found in two packages that arrived at Larnaca Airport from a foreign country on 14/07/2025, as part of actions taken by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Customs Authorities.
From a check carried out on these packages, a total of five kilos and 592 grams of cannabis were found, which were confiscated.
The YKAN is investigating the case.
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The Police arrested a 38-year-old man yesterday as part of an investigation into a case involving the illegal possession, use and possession of drugs for the purpose of supply.
Specifically, members of the Limassol Police Department conducted searches yesterday afternoon with court warrants on the house, vehicle and premises of a 38-year-old man in Limassol, where a total of 344 grams of cannabis, 15 grams of ecstasy and two precision scales with traces of cannabis were found and found.
The 38-year-old was arrested for a flagrant offense and was detained to facilitate the investigations.
The Limassol District Unit (YKAN) is investigating the case.
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There is no end to the tragic living conditions of dozens of dogs in a house in Limassol, which are owned by a 77-year-old owner, who is already accused of animal abuse.
The new visit made today by volunteer Kyveli Georgiou, a member of an animal welfare organization, is disgusting, with her describing the conditions as "hell". As she says in a relevant post, "unfortunately, what I saw today was even worse".
33 dogs were found in the house, of which 9 were confiscated, with the volunteer taking care of 4 of them (the mother and her 3 newborns), while another 5 dogs were hosted by another organization.
"A mother with 3 newborns trembling, some with tumours, others skeletonized. Of course, everything without any medical history and without being neutered. I ask everyone to help so that these creatures are saved and this hell is closed once and for all," the volunteer noted.
It is worth mentioning that all the bodies involved intend to proceed with the complete confiscation of the dogs in the possession of the elderly woman.
As filenews had reported in a previous publication, the mobilization of the competent services took place after complaints from several neighbours of the 77-year-old.
The spokeswoman of the Crime Prevention Bureau of the Police Headquarters, to which the Animal Police belongs, Nikoleta Tyrimou, told filenews that the owner had about 60 dogs in her possession.
"The day before yesterday, 5 were confiscated, today another 9, while tomorrow another 10 are expected to be confiscated. In addition, another 25 dogs of the same are already housed in a shelter," she said, stressing that everyone must assume their responsibilities.
"Municipalities and communities must effectively implement the Dog Law, carry out regular and rigorous checks, register dogs and ensure that they are registered and microchipped. It is not possible to have 60 dogs in one house," he underlined.
He also pointed out that the issue is huge and serious and must be put before the Parliament, in order to consider the possibility of institutionalizing a restriction on the number of animals that a citizen can keep. He stressed that animal welfare is not only a legal issue, but mainly a matter of education and culture.
Despite the efforts made, animal abuse and neglect remains at alarming levels, with complaints being a daily occurrence.
"Owning an animal entails responsibilities. Respect, care and proper living conditions," he concluded.
Finally, it is noted that huge efforts are made every day to find places to accommodate stray animals, as most shelters are overcrowded.
Cyprus Mail
The driver of a twin-cabin pickup truck, who was found guilty of manslaughter on July 2, after his actions on the road were found to have caused the New Year accident that killed four people, has appealed the ruling.
Apart from manslaughter, the court found the accused guilty of speeding.
Defence lawyer Lambros Pieri, while advocating for mitigation on Monday, announced that he had appealed the ruling.
As mitigation of sentence factors, Pieri said inter alia that his client had not consumed alcohol or used drugs.
Pieri said the accused, who had been in Cyprus for 15 years, had not violated any traffic laws and had sincerely regretted causing the accident, which he admitted to right from the beginning.
The sentence will be announced at the end of the month.
Pieri asked that the penalties not be consecutive.
Politis reported that the appeal is based on a series of reasons, one of which is the question whether or not the accused had braked and if the ABS system would leave marks.
Pieri said it had also identified contradictions in testimonies and that the court had not taken into account any of the scientific articles presented by the defence.
During the trial, the accused had admitted to reckless and dangerous driving and to jumping a red light.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Ayia Anastasia and Yiannis Kranidiotis street, near Polemidia, Limassol.
The four victims of the fatal crash were 27-year-old Vathoula Georgiou, 17-year-old Nikolas Georgiou, their 73-year-old grandfather Nikolas Zavrou and 74-year-old grandmother Evanthia Georgiou.
Twenty-seven-year-old Georgiou was driving her grandparents back home after the New Year, when having almost completed a right turn at the intersection her vehicle was struck by the 44-year-old.
The victims died upon impact while the fire service had to be called to remove them from the vehicle.
The court heard that the 44-year-old was driving at a speed twice the 50km/hour limit.
It said in its ruling that his vehicle “acted as a bullet that had been released from the gun and was moving towards its target, namely any other vehicle which, at that particular moment, was legally turning right to enter Ayia Anastasia street, as was the vehicle of the victims.”
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Nine people were arrested on Monday in Limassol during a police operation to combat illegal employment. Three of those arrested were also found to be residing in Cyprus illegally.
The operation started at 8.30am and lasted till 2.30pm, during which time various premises and construction sites in Limassol were checked.
The police said nine people were found to be without a valid work permit and three of them without a residence permit.
Police investigations are ongoing.
