Pafos Live 5 December 2025
Yesterday afternoon, a 35-year-old man went to Larnaca Airport in order to depart abroad.
During the check of his travel documents, it was found that he was wanted on the basis of a European arrest warrant, issued by another European country, in connection with an investigated case concerning the offence of participation in a criminal organisation.
The 35-year-old was arrested on a provisional arrest warrant and taken into custody.
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The authorities arrested two young people, in a case involving burglary and theft.
Following a complaint about the burglary of a company's offices in Nicosia (between the months of October and November 2025) and the theft of 14 computers worth €21.000, the Police arrested two persons yesterday.
They are a 25-year-old and a 19-year-old, who were arrested by virtue of court warrants and taken into custody. Today they are expected to be brought before a Court.
The TAE of Nicosia continues the examinations.
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The Police investigations into the murder of Alexandros Antoniou in Konia on the night of November 19 have now been completed and the case is registered tomorrow at the Paphos District Court.
The case file has already been sent to the Legal Service, which today gave approval for the registration of the case with the 58-year-old accused of the murder, who is already in custody as a suspect.
Given that the detention order of the 58-year-old expires on Monday, the investigative team dealing with the murder of the 26-year-old will appear again tomorrow before the Paphos District Court with the relevant request, in order for the case to be set to trial before the Criminal Court and the 58-year-old to take the road to the Central Prison by then.
The registration, as everything shows, will concern the premeditated murder of Alexander.
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Only disciplinary offenses arise according to the conclusion of the criminal investigators, for the escape of the lifer 'hairdresser' 14 months ago, when he was escorted to his home in Paphos.
Information from "F" states that the two criminal investigators appointed by the Attorney General to examine any responsibilities from the much-praised case, in their conclusion identify only disciplinary responsibilities and not criminal ones, since it did not appear that anything deliberate happened or that there was a third party hand in the escape. The conclusion of the criminal investigators Stefanos Skordis and Christos Karas, appointed in January 2025 by the Attorney General, was handed over to Giorgos Savvidis last September. Disciplinary responsibilities are attributed to this for a number of officials of the Central Prisons and the Police, in relation to the escape, but also the instructions that existed or did not exist. It is noted that for the issues of escorting prisoners outside the Prisons, there was no set protocol.
According to the terms of reference of the two criminal investigators, they should conduct a criminal investigation regarding the possibility of committing criminal offenses by any members of the Police, members of the Prison Department and/or any other person, regarding the events that took place on 26.09.2024 and concern the conditions of the escape of the convict Theodoros Theofanous but also the conditions of granting exit permit to the convict in question, both on 26.09.2024, and in other cases in the past.
The two criminal investigators were initially given a period of two months to complete the interrogation, however it was renewed three times because it was necessary to take many statements from both the prison staff and the Police as well as the people who participated in the party on the day of the escape and were eyewitnesses. Because the investigation also covered the lifer's old escort permits, people who had approved these permits were called and gave testimonies.
In their conclusion, the two criminal investigators make a series of findings and recommendations, which were studied by officials of the Legal Service and in combination with the whole range of licenses received, the appropriate instructions were given for further action. It is noted that a disciplinary investigation into the matter had already been ordered from the beginning in both the Police and the Prisons.
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Almost 9 thousand bottles of vodka of a well-known brand were confiscated by the Customs Department after an inspection of 5 premises in the last two days.
The update
The Customs Department informs that, following information that emerged during the investigation of the case and taking statements from those involved in the case, officials of the Investigations and IPR Sector of the Chief Customs Office carried out on 4/12/2025 a new search of a fifth premises - warehouse of the same owner where they located and confiscated an additional quantity of 7,866 bottles of 1 liter of vodka each, which also appear to infringe the intellectual property rights of the well-known brand.
The investigation of the case continues by the Customs Department.
On the occasion of this seizure, the Customs Department reminds the public of the following self-protection measures:
• Food and beverage purchases should be made by official resellers and well-known distribution channels
• Check the labels and origin of products
• Look for certification logos such as EU geographical origin labels
• Examination of packages for defects or spelling mistakes
• Reporting to the competent authorities of products with altered packaging or taste (Contact tel. of the competent Customs Department – 22601858)
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A major police operation was carried out on Wednesday in Trachoni, Limassol district, as part of a coordinated action by YKAN Nicosia Headquarters and the Police of the British Bases of Akrotiri. The operation led to the arrest of a Greek Cypriot and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs.
According to the Police, during the search, approximately 23 kilograms of cannabis, 250 grams of a substance believed to be cocaine, as well as 26 grams of methamphetamine were located and seized. As part of the investigation, two vehicles allegedly related to the case were also seized.
The Assistant Police Director of the British Bases, Melina Papagrigoriou, said that "the operation is another blow against organized criminal networks that attempt to channel dangerous drugs into local communities".
The arrested man is expected to appear in court again on Monday, December 8, while the investigation continues.
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The new incident of a beating at a Paphos High School, with the victim being a 13-year-old student who was transported by ambulance to Paphos General Hospital, suffering a serious head injury, has caused shock. This is the same student who was attacked last October by a 15-year-old classmate, an incident that at the time had led to hospitalization at Makarios Hospital.
According to Alpha Cyprus, the perpetrators are said to be the same as those in the first episode. The police authorities have been informed and their members immediately went to the school for examinations and collection of testimonies.
It is recalled that after the first incident, the Police had issued an arrest warrant against the father of the 13-year-old, who had gone to school at the time and protested strongly, as, as it had been reported, he had not been informed by the Directorate about the events but by the older brother of the student.
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The 61-year-old suspect in the attempted murder of a 61-year-old man in Vrysoules last August was referred today to a direct trial before the Permanent Criminal Court of Famagusta, which will meet on February 3, 2026. The Court ordered that the 48-year-old be released on parole.
According to the Police, the suspect "was arrested on November 25 and taken into custody. He was wanted to facilitate investigations into an investigated case of attempted murder, committed last August, in the province of Famagusta, with a 61-year-old victim."
It is noted that the attempt was committed on the afternoon of August 8, 2025, on a village road in the Famagusta District.
According to the evidence under examination, the 61-year-old had a verbal confrontation with another person, who allegedly entered a car and after starting, hit the 61-year-old. As a result, the 61-year-old was seriously injured and taken to hospital, where he was detained for treatment.
From the police examinations, "testimony was obtained against the 48-year-old on the basis of which a court warrant for his arrest was issued. Today the 48-year-old was arrested and taken into custody to facilitate investigations."
The TAE of Famagusta continues the exams.
