Pafos Live 19 April 2026
Members of the Anti-Narcotics Service (YKAN), in cooperation with the Customs Department, located a package that arrived in Cyprus through a courier company and contained a quantity of cannabis weighing 3 kilograms and 300 grams.
This morning, a coordinated operation was carried out in Paralimni by members of YKAN, during which a 22-year-old man was arrested.
Subsequently, with his written consent, a search was carried out in his apartment, where an additional 4 kilograms and 934 grams of cannabis, as well as three plates of cannabis resin with a total weight of 280 grams, were located and confiscated.
During the search of the apartment, a 23-year-old woman was found, in whose possession three ecstasy pills and a small amount of cannabis (8 grams) were found, resulting in her arrest for flagrante delicto.
In total, 8 kilograms and 242 grams of cannabis, 280 grams of cannabis resin, three ecstasy pills, as well as a sum of €3.300 were seized.
The two arrested are expected to be brought before the Famagusta District Court tomorrow, for the issuance of a detention order.
YKAN (Famagusta Unit) continues the examinations.
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The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.
As a result of the preventive policing operations, five (5) persons were arrested, for offenses such as theft, grievous bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol, without a driver's license, a safety certificate and a traffic permit, illegal possession and transport of explosives, etc.
As part of these operations, during the night, 738 drivers and passengers were stopped and checked.
At the same time, 51 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, where seven (7) complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 159 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 14 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 60 driver complaints stand out for exceeding the speed limit, as well as 27 for driving under the influence of alcohol.
As part of the police examinations, 13 vehicles were detained.
Coordinated policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with an increased/enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, with the aim of increasing the sense of security of citizens/protecting citizens and ensuring public order.
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Around 9:15 last night, members of the Paphos Traffic Police stopped a car driven by a 22-year-old man in Paphos, which did not have a front registration plate, while at the same time the windows were with limited visibility (tinted).
In a subsequent search inside the car, two knives, a wooden bat, a number of hunting cartridges, and a magazine containing a number of military cartridges were found. It should also be noted that during a physical search of the 22-year-old, a full military cartridge was found in his possession.
The 22-year-old was arrested for the spontaneous offenses of carrying cutlery, illegal possession and transport of offensive instruments and illegal possession and transport of explosives, and was brought before the Paphos District Court today, which issued a detention order for him for one day.
The Paphos Police Department in collaboration with the Paphos Traffic Police, continue the examinations.
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Shortly after 10:00 last night, while a 30-year-old man was driving his car in Larnaca, under circumstances that are being investigated, he crashed into the wall of a house without injuring any person.
Members of the Larnaca Traffic Police went to the scene and in a preliminary alcohol test that the 30-year-old underwent, he was found positive with an indication of 124μg% instead of 22μg% which is the maximum limit by law. The 30-year-old was asked to carry out a final alcohol test, however, he refused and was arrested for a spontaneous offense.
It should be noted that from further examinations, it was found that the driver does not hold a valid driver's license, while a case for the traffic offenses he committed is expected to be registered against him tomorrow at the Larnaca District Court.
The Larnaca Traffic Police continues the examinations.
