Filenews 12 June 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.
The result of the preventive policing operations was the arrest of six persons, for various offenses, including failure to appear before a Court, drunkenness and causing concern and traffic offenses. During the night, 455 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 599 drivers and passengers were checked. At the same time, 41 inspections of premises were carried out, from which 7 complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 271 complaints were made about various traffic violations, of which 89 concern driving at excessive speed. A total of 90 alcohol tests were carried out during which six drivers were found positive. Four drug tests were also carried out with one positive indication. Also, as part of the police examinations, 12 vehicles were detained.
Policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue every day, with an enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, in order to protect citizens and ensure public order.
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Shortly after 2.00 in the morning today, information was received to the Police (Ledra Substation) from a 41-year-old man, according to which, while walking in the area of Nicosia, four unknown persons allegedly stole a number of envelopes containing a sum of money.
Members of the Ledra Substation immediately went to the area and as part of the examinations, they identified two of the four persons allegedly involved in the case, aged 19 and 17.
During a body search carried out on the two suspects, a sum of money was found in their possession, for the origin of which they did not give sufficient explanations. Therefore, they were arrested for the self-inflicted crime of illegal possession of property.
The two arrested were brought before the Nicosia District Court today, which issued a six-day detention order to facilitate investigations.
The Nicosia Central Police Station continues the examinations.
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Cannabis lollipops, children's toys of well-known brands that are allegedly fakes, as well as perfumes and sunglasses suspected of infringing intellectual property rights, were found during an intra-community cargo check in Limassol.
Specifically, on 10/6/2025, officials of the Customs Department in collaboration with members of YKAN, in the context of joint actions to prevent the import of drugs into Cyprus, proceeded to a random inspection of maritime intra-community cargo in 3 containers originating in Greece at the premises of a transport company in Limassol. During the physical inspection of the packages of the grouped cargo, the following goods were identified and detained for further checks:
-1440 pieces of cannabis lollipops with various flavours were detained for testing and analysis by the General Chemical State Laboratory.
-Number of cartons for 2 different recipient companies containing a significant quantity of children's toys of well-known brands, which at first glance violated the D.D.I. The packages were detained and transported to the warehouses of the Limassol Customs to be counted in the presence of the representatives of the companies.
-1 box which was declared to contain personal belongings while it was found to contain a quantity of perfumes and sunglasses, which at first glance violated the D.D.I. of well-known brands. The details of the sender and recipient were the same and concerned a private individual, while it was noteworthy that the inscription on the cardboard box mentioned the "Holy Peace Monastery of Chrysovalantos" as the recipient, which further aroused the suspicions of the examiners of the Customs Department.
The Police in Paphos arrested a 32-year-old convict in the Central Prison for four cases of attempted destruction of property and arson.
According to the Police, in the context of investigating cases involving attempted arson, attempted destruction of property with explosives, arson of ambulances, as well as possession and use of explosives, the Police proceeded yesterday to arrest, pursuant to a court arrest warrant, a 32-year-old person on trial in the Central Prison, who was taken into custody for the purpose of facilitating police examinations.
Testimony was secured against the 32-year-old. The offenses under investigation, committed during the months of April and May 2026, in the province of Paphos, and specifically on 28.4.26, 30.4.2 and 3.5.26, concern the placement of an explosive material (grenade in a residence), attempted destruction of property with explosives and arson of ambulances in a private clinic.
Also, a fourth separate case under consideration concerns the destruction of property, an offense committed on 13.5.26
The Crime Detection Department (TAE) of Paphos continues the examinations.
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The Police are investigating a case of kidnapping of a 22-year-old man, a resident of Larnaca, following a complaint filed by his roommate, shortly before 1.00 in the morning today.
According to the data under investigation, the 22-year-old, a foreigner, student, left his home around 6.30 pm yesterday, to go for the first day, for work, to a factory in an unknown location.
Later last night, the 22-year-old's father, who lives abroad, received a phone call from an unknown person, as well as phone messages, through which he was asked to pay a sum of money, in exchange for the release of the 22-year-old.
The Larnaca Police Department is investigating the case.
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The 54-year-old Palestinian with Cypriot citizenship, who was indicted yesterday, along with a 32-year-old and a 38-year-old, for the terrorism case in a direct trial before the Permanent Criminal Court that will meet on August 6, was released on parole by the Larnaca District Court.
The accused had objected to his detention and today the court's decision was announced. In its decision, the Court stated that it considers that there is a visible possibility of conviction of the other defendants in the case. In contrast, as he states, the entire testimony about the 54-year-old that allegedly connects him to the present case has weaknesses.
Thus, the request for his detention was rejected and specific conditions were submitted. The defendant must sign a bail of €1 million with creditworthy guarantors, surrender his travel documents and report 4 times a week to a police station. He denies any involvement in the case and was connected to it through packages of suspicious materials, which were received by his relatives. It is noted that this is the person who has 4 children in the security forces of the Republic of Cyprus (E.F. and Police) and has been in our country for 40 years.
His 57-year-old brother was also arrested in connection with the case, against whom nothing came to light. It is noted that the other two arrested are alleged to be members of Hamas, who were preparing terrorist attacks on Israeli targets in Cyprus.
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A 41-year-old usurper of Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied territories was imprisoned.
According to the Police, yesterday the Permanent Criminal Court of Nicosia imposed a 2,5-year prison sentence on a 41-year-old, after admitting to 18 charges.
The person in question admitted charges which mainly concerned the advertising and promotion of properties illegally erected on land of Greek Cypriot owners, in occupied villages in the province of Kyrenia and Famagusta.
