Filenews 7 May 2026
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 police operations, four (4) persons were arrested for various offenses, such as arson, illegal stay, theft, etc.
As part of these operations, during the night, 565 drivers and 144 passengers were stopped and checked. At the same time, 44 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, where two (2) complaints arose.
During traffic checks carried out, 327 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 14 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 86 complaints from drivers for exceeding the speed limit stand out, while as part of the police examinations, ten (10) vehicles were detained.
Also, 76 alcohol tests were carried out, where three complaints emerged, while after relevant checks, two drivers were found positive for a drug test.
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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The authorities were mobilized on Wednesday afternoon (6/5) after the discovery of human bones in the community of Treis Elies in the Limassol district, at a distance of about 100 meters from the community cemetery.
According to the information so far, human bones were found at the scene, including a section of the jaw and rib bones. An anthropologist was also informed about the incident.
The scene was cordoned off and is under police guard, while the examinations continue by the TAE Morphou.
It is reported that one of the most prevalent possibilities being considered is that the bones were exhumed from a cemetery grave as part of the burial process of another body and were not replaced in the grave.
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Officials of the Poaching and Surveillance Unit of the Green Line of the MMAD informed competent officials of the Customs Department about the location of a truck driven by a 54-year-old Greek Cypriot, which was leaving the dead zone in the area of Dali.
Inside the metal body of the truck was installed a metal fuel tank with a capacity of 9 tons.
Upon the arrival of the Customs officers at the place where the truck was located, it was found that the metal tank was loaded with 9 tons of diesel originating from the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus, while in the interior of the truck were additionally found 4 plastic containers of 20 liters of gasoline (a total of 80 liters) and 3 metal containers of 18 liters of engine oil (a total of 54 liters). The person involved was arrested for flagrante delicto, while the fuel in question and the vehicle as their means of transport were confiscated. During the investigative process that followed, he admitted the misdeeds and was later released after his proposal for an out-of-court settlement of the offenses and return of the vehicle with the payment of a total amount of €40,000 was accepted.
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Last night in the Central Prison was episodic, when a prison guard fired a warning. The Police received information about a person who was wandering suspiciously.
There were two shots and they were not in the direction of the person in question, so no injuries occurred.
The incident occurred around 9:35 p.m. and members of the Police rushed to the spot where they located him and it was found that he is illegally in the Republic.
He reportedly told them that he came from the occupied territories and that he wishes to seek asylum in the free areas. He was then transferred to the Pournara First Reception Center in Kokkinotrimithia.
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A 51-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping and hitting his estranged wife, offenses that occurred in February 2025.
What happened in a small hotel room in Paphos did not leave the Criminal Court unmoved, which sent the accused to prison for seven years, especially because he did not initially admit and forced the victim to live the tragic events again.
According to the Court's decision issued recently, the accused was found guilty after a hearing, of the charge of rape, sexual harassment, threat of violence, assault causing actual bodily harm and the crime of harassment, offenses directed against his wife.
The accused and the complainant were married but separated, while the two minor children of the family lived with their father, with the parents staying in rooms of separate hotel accommodations within the Paphos District.
On 02/02/2025 and after a telephone conversation took place between the accused and the complainant, the latter visited her husband at the hotel, where he was staying with their children.
Due to the complainant's desire to be close to her children, she and the accused decided to stay together in the specific accommodation, which they did until 07/02/2025, a date on which they all decided together to continue their joint stay in the hotel where the complainant's room was located.
The next day, when the family had moved into the hotel, the accused began to accuse her of sleeping with other men.
Around 4:00, in the afternoon of the same day, the accused brought whiskey and beer into the room, so the complainant and the accused started drinking.
A short time later, the accused started insulting her and pushed her to the bed where he raped her, while she started crying.
His wife kept crying and told him that she never loved him and that she would never love him and that he was a rapist.
The accused became angry and started hitting her repeatedly on the head with his fists. The complainant started shouting and the accused then left her. She went to the kitchen of the hotel where she reported what happened, which is why the Police were notified.
It was the Court's finding that the accused seems to have acted in this heinous way in the wider context of a particularly dysfunctional relationship and cohabitation with the complainant and being in a state of emotional charge and anger since he believed that she had sexual contacts with other men.
"Although the case under consideration is not among the most serious of its kind compared to other cases that have dealt with the Courts, the offenses committed by the accused remain very serious," the three Judges said.
Imposing the sentence of 7 years in prison, they stressed that the non-admission of the accused, which would be a sign of practical remorse and would not expose the victim to the mental test of the trial and the revival of the traumatic events, does not allow for a similar reduction in the sentence, leniency that could be exercised in such a case.
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A six-year prison sentence was imposed yesterday, Wednesday (6/5), by the Limassol Criminal Court on a 26-year-old defendant, who was found guilty after admitting to the offenses of possession and possession with the purpose of supplying another person with 110 grams of cocaine, possession and supply of 175 grams of cocaine, use of cocaine, possession and possession for the purpose of supplying 730 grams of cannabis, possession and supply of one kilogram of cannabis, cannabis smoking and money laundering.
According to the facts of the case, following information that the accused possessed, trafficked and supplied quantities of narcotic substances, a court warrant was obtained to search his apartment and vehicle. Members of YKAN on the afternoon of November 1, 2025 located the 26-year-old driving a car and stopping with his vehicle, in an area in Limassol and called him to stay at the scene for a check. The 26-year-old started his vehicle, crashed into the patrol vehicle and developed speed, driving dangerously in his car to escape. At a point in the route he followed, he was stopped by the members of the Police, who proceeded to arrest him.
In a search of his vehicle, 3 mobile phones were located and received. Subsequently, during the search of his home and its warehouse, various objects were found in various places with traces of green dry cannabis plant matter and white matter, precision scales, other related items as well as the total amount of €2,680.
In his interrogation testimony, the accused admitted that he had previously called his mother to conceal specific evidence and claimed that he was approached by a person he did not name in order to cooperate in the purchase and sale of drugs for a percentage of the sale price of cannabis and cocaine. The accused further stated that his activity lasted for two months and in addition to the quantities found in the apartment where he lived, he had sold other quantities.
When determining the sentence of the accused, the seriousness of the offenses he admitted and the long-term escalation observed were taken into account. The urgent need to impose strict and dissuasive penalties in the context of efforts to combat the scourge of drugs was emphasized.
The Criminal Court, in its decision, pointed out that the circumstances of the commission of the offenses were particularly aggravating since this conscious involvement of the accused with the trafficking of drugs, both class A and class B, lasted for a period of 2 months, concerned a total amount of 1 kg and 730 g. of a cannabis plant and 285 g. cocaine and he was directly and actively involved in the storage, packaging, trafficking and supply of drugs for a financial benefit, not insignificant, while acting in collaboration with third parties.
His personal and family circumstances, his admission and his cooperation with the Police were taken in favour of the accused, especially in relation to the charges that arose due to his own reports.
It was noted, however, that his cooperation with the Police was not complete since he did not reveal his supplier and the persons with whom he had cooperation, nor did he indicate the places where their relevant meetings took place, an element that would be of increased importance. His clean criminal record, his age and his inclusion in a rehabilitation program were also taken into account.
The Court examined the issue of the succession of sentences and imposed concurrent sentences of 6 years in prison on the charges of supplying 1 kg of cannabis and possession of 730 g. of the substance in question for the purpose of supplying it to other persons, 4 years old in the categories of the supply of 175 g. of cocaine and possession of 110 gr. of the substance in question for the purpose of supplying it to other persons and lesser penalties in the categories of cocaine use, smoking a cannabis plant and money laundering. A confiscation order was also issued for the amount seized.
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A complaint against a Police officer for alleged harassing behaviour against his subordinate has been referred to a competent committee for examination.
The complaint, as Filenews is informed, was made in the second half of last month. It is reported that the rank officer in question communicated with his subordinate by phone and messages, in a way that was perceived as harassing.
Shortly after the report of this attitude, the complainant received a few days of leave, while based on what Filenews knows, he was affected by the wave of transfers. Until recently, he served in an infrastructure managed by the Cyprus Police.
Filenews duly contacted the Police, requesting official information about what is attributed to the officer of the Force.
The officer of the Police communication sub-directorate, Lieutenant Marina Christodoulidou, was content to tell us that there is a report against a member of the Police in relation to his behavior and that it is being investigated.
Ms. Christodoulidou stated as follows: "There is a report from a member of the Police and it concerns the behaviour of another member of the Police, which exceeds the limits of the professional/service relationship. Instructions were given for the examination of the report by the Police Equality Committee."
It is noted that the Committee for the Equality of Men and Women was established in December 2007 on the basis of a decision taken by the then Council of Ministers. The main mission of this body, according to what is stated on the website of the Police Force, is "the implementation of the legislation on the equality of men and women in the Police, and equal treatment, in the Police".
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The Paphos Police arrested a 25-year-old man yesterday, in connection with a series of arson cases that have been investigated in recent days in the province.
According to the Police, around 15:00 members of the force spotted a person outside a barbershop, owned by a 37-year-old foreigner, in the area of Chloraka, which allegedly set fire to the outside of the premises using flammable material.
An attempt to immediately arrest the suspect followed, however he allegedly tried to escape by driving his vehicle. Members of the Police chased the vehicle, while during the chase there were at least two collisions between the suspect's vehicle and official vehicles.
The suspect, aged 25, was eventually stopped on Embas Avenue, where he was arrested in the act and taken into custody.
It was then judged that he needed a psychiatric examination.
According to the authorities, the alleged perpetrator seems to be related to three other cases of arson committed in the previous days in the province of Paphos.
Specifically, his involvement in the arson of a café restaurant in the city of Paphos on May 2, 2026, in the arson of a mini market in Geroskipou on May 4, 2026, as well as in the arson of a car in Paphos on May 5, 2026, is being investigated.
The Police examinations continue.
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The Police proceeded to arrest two persons aged 65 and 35, after locating a stolen car and other property that is also believed to be stolen.
Members of the TAE Nicosia specifically, in the context of investigating relevant information, carried out a coordinated operation yesterday, in an area in the province of Larnaca, where in a premises, owned by a 65-year-old man, they located a car, which had been reported as stolen.
From the police investigations that were carried out afterwards, in the presence of the 65-year-old owner of the property, various objects were found such as an electric bicycle, generators, batteries, cables, tree cutters and various tools.
The members of the Police proceeded to arrest the 65-year-old for self-inflicted offenses, while at the same time, they proceeded to arrest a second suspect, a 35-year-old man, whom they located during the searches at the 65-year-old's premises.
The 65-year-old and 35-year-old were arrested and appeared before a Court today, which issued a detention order of 5 days for the 65-year-old and 2 days for the 35-year-old.
