Pafos Live 14 August 2025
A new case of illegal importation and possession of drugs for the purpose of supply to another person, is being investigated by the Police and specifically by the Anti-Drug Service – YKAN. As part of the police examinations, two persons, aged 59 and 32, were arrested.
According to the data under investigation, last Sunday, August 10, a parcel arrived at a post office in Larnaca, from abroad, in which a person with an address of residence in the Paphos district was mentioned as the recipient. Officials of the Customs Department carried out an inspection of the parcel and it was found that it contained four packages of dried cannabis plant matter, with a total gross weight of 111 grams.
The parcel was taken to a post office in Paphos, where on Wednesday, a 59-year-old man went to pick it up on behalf of the person referred to in the parcel as the recipient. Upon receipt of the package, members of the Police Department proceeded to arrest the 59-year-old for a flagrant offense, while then, after further examinations, the 32-year-old reported recipient was also identified.
The 59-year-old and 32-year-old were arrested with court warrants by the members of the Police and were detained for the purpose of police examinations. A case of illegal importation, possession, and possession of drugs for the purpose of supply to another person is being investigated against them.
The case is being investigated by the provincial unit of the Police Force in Paphos.
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The kidnapping of a Syrian citizen who resides in the accommodation center for asylum seekers in Kofinou took place at 8 last night.
According to the police examinations so far, a car in which three people were on board, most likely his compatriots, picked him up from the above place (they had contacted him by phone beforehand) and after transporting him to Limassol, they beat him and then transferred him back to Kofinou around 22:30. A statement was taken from the victim while he was transferred to the Larnaca hospital for examination.
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Eleven prison guards will be prosecuted for disciplinary action in the case of the premeditated murder of Turkish Cypriot Tansu Tsidan on October 27, 2022 after a two-day torture.
The news emerged in yesterday's proceedings during which the defense lawyers of the convicted for the case spoke for the purpose of mitigating the sentence of their clients.
After a relevant report was made, the senior lawyer of the Republic, Haris Karaolidou, clarified that 11 prison guards will be prosecuted disciplinarily. In fact, he clarified that no cases had been registered against them previously so as not to affect the current procedure. As "F" had revealed on January 21, 2023, the 11 prison guards were also being investigated for a misdemeanor at the investigation base of the Nicosia TAE.
We remind you that the Permanent Assize Court of Nicosia, of Kurdish origin, Veizi Bandour, was convicted of the premeditated murder of Tsidan, the prison guards Georgios Kyriakides and Savvas Christou, were found guilty of manslaughter (culpable negligence), while the third prison guard, Stelios Georgiou, was also found guilty of causing death due to a reckless, or dangerous act.
Finally, the fellow prisoner of Chidan and Bandur at the time of the crime, Reza Mohammadan, was also convicted of two counts of possession of methamphetamine and supplying it to the convicted of premeditated murder.
In yesterday's proceedings, the interest focused on the speech of the defense counsel of Kyriakides and Christos, Ilias Stefanou. He referred, among other things, to the correspondence between moral culpability and the result, noting that it is not an offence committed intentionally or recklessly.
He also stressed that the prison guards will return as prisoners to the Central Prisons "with obvious dangers and adverse consequences". He did not fail to speak about the dysfunction of the entire system in the Prisons, while he also cited a violation of the principle of equality, mentioning that there is evidence of neglect of official duty by other prison guards both before and after the shift of the accused.
The Larnaca Police are on alert after the arson of four vehicles and the firing of shots at a car rental company on the coastal road of Pyla in the early hours of Thursday, during which a security guard was threatened with a pistol. This is the fourth serious criminal act that refers to organized crime recorded in a period of just one month in Larnaca. This was preceded by two assassination attempts in Pyla and Dromolaxia and the firing of shots at a vehicle in Oroklini. Now the Police, according to competent sources, are investigating whether some of these criminal actions are connected.
From further examinations today at the scene, a testimony was obtained according to which, at about 3:30 a.m. The vehicle approached the premises of the company in question, from which two persons got out, one of whom was holding a pistol and the second was holding a bottle of flammable material. The person who was holding the pistol fired a shot at the security guard, who at the time was inside the company's offices. with the bullet ending up in an adjacent column. Then, under the threat of a pistol, the perpetrator pinned the security guard to the ground, while the second person covered four vehicles with flammable material and then set fire to them. The scene was examined by members of the Criminal Investigation Service and a number of items of evidence were received, including a cartridge and a bullet from a firearm cartridge. The security guard was not injured in the shooting.
It is noted that the Police are investigating an attempted murder against the security guard.
A closed surveillance circuit was received from the area that recorded the movements of the perpetrators, who had their faces covered. However, testimonies are also being sought from other closed circuits in the area, in order to shed light on the escape route of the perpetrators. The perpetrators, according to information from filenews, had their faces covered.
It is noted that two fire trucks rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire before it spread to the rest of the cars. The fire caused extensive damage to the front of the four vehicles.
It is recalled that on August 8, shots were fired at the vehicle of a 25-year-old woman in Oroklini, which is believed to have been a message to her partner, who is known to the authorities. Moreover, at 11 a.m. on July 31, an attempted murder was committed targeting a 47-year-old man in the Industrial Area of Dromolaxia, while on July 14, another attempted murder was committed targeting a 49-year-old man, who was wounded in the leg by a gunshot.
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A coordinated patrol operation of the Limassol ADE and the MMAD took place during the night, with pedestrian and motorized patrols in various areas and parks of the city.
Special emphasis was given to areas such as Polemidia, Agios Athanasios, the center of Limassol, the coastal front and Germasogeia, with the aim of preventing juvenile delinquency and other crimes against property.
During the operation, dozens of vehicles, drivers and pedestrians were checked. The checks resulted in three arrests of foreigners:
First arrested: For possession and transportation of a small quantity of cannabis, illegal possession of duty-free tobacco products, two knives and an iron fist, as well as jewellery for which he did not give adequate explanations.
Second arrested: For illegal possession of a small amount of drugs.
Third arrested: For illegal stay in the country.
As part of the checks, seven vehicles were seized for traffic violations, while 77 breathalyzer tests were carried out on drivers. Of these, five were reported, while members of the Limassol Traffic Police detained five vehicles and one motorcycle for traffic offences.
The authorities point out that the coordinated operations will continue in the coming days, as part of the effort to strengthen policing and safeguard public order.
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A 21-year-old man was arrested yesterday by members of the Police in Limassol, as part of an investigation into cases of robbery, shoplifting, and theft of vehicles and other property, committed in August and November, 2023, in Limassol. The cases are being investigated by the Burglary Unit of the Limassol Police Department.
According to the data under investigation, the robbery was committed on August 24, 2023, when around 5.00 a.m., two suspicious persons illegally entered the apartment of a 53-year-old man, in an apartment building in Limassol, where they attacked him and then stole a sum of money, a watch, his car keys and his car, which was parked in the parking lot of the apartment building. The stolen car was found in the afternoon of the same day.
The shoplifting was committed on November 23, 2023, around 4.30 a.m., in a motorcycle sales store, in Limassol, from where three motorcycles were stolen. The perpetrators crashed into the windows of the store with a car, which had been stolen earlier, from an area in Limassol, where it was parked. The car was found later that day, as was one of the three motorcycles, which was abandoned at the scene of the burglary and theft by the perpetrators, while the other two stolen motorcycles were found in the following period.
After the examinations carried out by the Limassol TAE, evidence against the 21-year-old emerged, court arrest warrants were issued against him. He was arrested by the members of the TAE around 4.45 p.m. yesterday and was detained for police examinations.
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Limassol police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a series of offences, including robbery, a shop break-in, and the theft of vehicles and other property committed in August and November 2023.
According to investigators, the robbery took place on 24 August 2023 at around 5am, when two suspects unlawfully entered the apartment of a 53-year-old man in Limassol.
The intruders assaulted the resident before stealing cash, a watch, his car keys and his vehicle, which had been parked in the building’s parking area.
The stolen car was found later that afternoon.
The shop burglary occurred on 23 November 2023 at around 4.30am, at a motorcycle store in Limassol.
The perpetrators rammed the storefront glass with a car that had been stolen earlier that night from another area of the city, and made off with three motorcycles.
One of the bikes was left at the scene, while the other two were recovered by police in the following days. The stolen getaway car was also found on the day of the burglary.
Following an investigation, evidence emerged linking the 21-year-old to the incidents.
Police obtained court warrants for his arrest, and he was taken into custody at around 4.45pm yesterday.
