Pafos Press 10 July 2026
Prison sentences for a series of burglaries in Paphos – They had seized property worth €865,000.
The Paphos Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a 37-year-old man to six and a half (6.5) years in prison, after finding him guilty of a case of burglary of a residence and theft. For the same case, a 38-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison for the offense of receiving stolen goods.
According to the Police, the two convicted were involved in at least 20 cases of burglaries of residences and thefts, which were committed in the Paphos district between November 2020 and April 2024
Sums of money, jewellery and other property were stolen from their actions, with the total value of the loot estimated at approximately €865,000.
It is recalled that, during the investigation of the case, the Police had proceeded to arrest three individuals aged 35, 32 and 36, following an evaluation of information and evidence. During the searches of their homes and vehicles, a large quantity of jewellery, watches and other property was located and seized.
The convictions are considered particularly significant, as they put an end to a high-profile case that had occupied the prosecution authorities in the Paphos district for years.
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Filenews
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 five persons, for various offenses including carrying cutlery, threatening, drunkenness, restlessness, and securing goods with false representations.
During the night, 473 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 638 drivers and passengers were checked. At the same time, 45 inspections of premises were carried out, from which 7 complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 253 complaints were made for various traffic violations, of which 105 concern driving at excessive speed. A total of 78 alcohol tests were performed, with seven positive results, as well as a preliminary drug test with a positive result. Also, as part of the police examinations, seven 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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The Police are investigating a case of robbery in a bakery, which was committed in the early hours of this morning in Limassol.
According to the data under examination, around 3.30 in the morning, a company distributor noticed an unknown man inside the bakery, who had his face covered with a hood, trying to remove the cash register drawer. With the help of the bakery employee, they tried to immobilize him, however the perpetrator managed to escape by taking the cash register drawer with him, which contained the amount of 300 euros.
The perpetrator was waiting outside the bakery for a second person who was on a motorcycle and they fled together in an unknown direction.
The TAE Limassol continues the examinations.
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Intensive investigations are being carried out by members of the Famagusta Police to identify and arrest all the foreigners, who were involved, on Wednesday night, in the clashes in Xylofagou. About 20 people participated in the incident, who, according to eyewitnesses, were holding weapons, hammers and sharp objects. The incredible thing is that one of the people involved tried to hit the members of the opposing team with his vehicle, as a result of which it ended up in an adjacent property, causing damage.
According to information from Filenews from police sources, the owner of the vehicle in question has been identified and an arrest warrant has been issued against him. As for the 27-year-old from Syria, who was arrested yesterday afternoon, he was brought before the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni for the issuance of a detention order. This is the owner of a second vehicle, which was spotted at the scene.
Under the microscope of the investigators of the case is also material from closed surveillance circuits, which is being processed by the investigators of the case in an attempt to identify other persons. According to information, another 10-15 people who appear to be involved in the clashes are being sought.
The Police were informed about the incident at 9:40 on Wednesday night, with the foreigners leaving the area in a hurry, however, leaving behind important evidence. Among them is the vehicle involved, hammers, crowbars, other weapons and bags. "When I went to the area around 10:30 there was a lot of commotion, because as they were sitting on the street, they saw a car at breakneck speed heading towards people. You realize what happened. There I was informed that the problem arose due to financial differences between teams from Syria. One group went to take on another group with iron bars, wood and sharp objects. Most of them live in our community", the community president of Xylofagou, Giorgos Ioulianos, had told Filenews, who cited information that some of the people involved act as "employers", who sell services, through the provision of foreign workers, to contractors.
Mr. Ioulianos expressed the assessment that what happened is the result of the lack of a strategy for the employment of foreign workers. Citing his status as a former trade unionist, he indicated that "every astute person is given the right to have workers in his name and to 'sublet' them elsewhere. This should concern the state and put an end to this slave market. That's what I call it. Is it possible for someone to be paid for workers he gives elsewhere and to exploit these people by giving them smaller wages? Here are the results."
In this case, as Mr. Ioulianos said, the employers are from a third country and grant workers for construction work. "It seems that some people do not keep the agreements they make and these groups are being created against other groups," he noted.
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In the hands of the authorities of the United Arab Emirates is said to be the notorious "Edik", also known as "Voice", who is considered the leader of a criminal organization with members mainly Greeks originating from countries of the former Soviet Union. The organization has reportedly gained control of the smuggling of tobacco products, while its members are accused of extortion, kidnapping, explosions, arson, bodily harm and threats, as well as executing "death contracts" against members of the so-called Greek Mafia.
According to information, he had found refuge in Dubai where he was allegedly arrested, but this news has not been confirmed.
The Greek authorities are waiting for answers, missing from his hangouts
The Greek authorities have sent a relevant document, as this information has come to their attention, but so far they have not received a response.
According to competent sources, he has disappeared from his hangouts and from where he used to go to Dubai.
It is noted that the person in question has also occupied the Cypriot news in some cases.
The criminal organization
From Dubai, he allegedly directed and coordinated the actions of the organization.
Despite the distance, he reportedly maintained full control, giving specific commands.
According to EL.AS officers, the remote administration proved the excellent organizational structure of the organization, which operated with a strict hierarchy and strategy, seeking to consolidate its dominance through fear, terrorism and violence.
In fact, his orders and coordination ensured the continued expansion and success of his criminal activity at the national level.
The organization consisted of a hard core of trusted members, as well as a wider network of accomplices who operated both outside and inside prisons.
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New quantities of narcotic substances were found in Limassol, during an investigation, as part of the investigation of a case of illegal possession of drugs for which two persons aged 28 and 23 were arrested on 02/07/2026 and are in custody.
As part of the investigation of the case and on the basis of an evaluation of evidence, at the suggestion of members of YKAN, members of the Police of the British Bases of Limassol, carried out a search on the same day, in an area controlled by the British Bases.
During the investigation, the following were identified.
- Cocaine with a total gross weight of one kilogram and 982 grams
- Cannabis with a total gross weight of 8 kg and 933 grams
- Cannabis resin with a total gross weight of 100 grams
- Methamphetamine weighing 4.7 grams
Following a request by the Cypriot authorities to the authorities of the British Bases, the found narcotic substances were handed over to YKAN today by members of the British Bases Police, for further examination.
The 28-year-old and the 23-year-old were re-arrested on the basis of court warrants and tomorrow morning they are expected to appear before the Limassol District Court for the procedure for issuing detention orders.
YKAN continues the examinations.
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An alarm was sounded in Limassol after an incident in which a police officer of Group Z used his service weapon, shooting at the tyres of a vehicle, the driver of which tried to hit him.
According to the first information, the vehicle was spotted moving on a road in the Omonia area, without registration plates. A member of Team Z signalled the driver to stop for a check, but he did not comply and a chase ensued.
During the chase, the driver entered a dead end and, according to the information, set the vehicle in reverse, directing it towards the policeman, as a result of which he hit the motorcycle of the member of the Force.
The police officer reacted using his service weapon and shot the tires of the vehicle, as a result of which it was immobilized. The driver, however, managed to escape in his vehicle. An operation to locate and arrest him is currently underway.
The police officer of Group Z was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons, while the Police investigations into the circumstances of the incident continue.
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The Supreme Court yesterday annulled the order issued by a lower court that obliged a suspect in a major drug case at the time to give a saliva sample for DNA and fingerprints.
This is a case that was investigated last February - March after the detection by YKAN of a large amount of drugs in Nicosia.
In this context, the applicant was also arrested as a suspect, who had refused to give a sample of genetic material, as a result of which a decree d. 6/3/2026 which obliged him to give DNA.
The applicant – defendant had previously secured permission by applying through his lawyers Nikos Zenios and Michalis Kazakos for Andreas Christou & Associates LLC, because the lower Court issued the contested decree in excess of jurisdiction, in a mechanistic manner without the necessary judicial process for it to draw its own judicial conclusion and justify the necessity of issuing it.
According to Judge E. Ephraim, "A judge who hears any application for the issuance of an arrest or search warrant must be satisfied by the testimony before him that all the reasons justifying the issuance of the warrant are met. The opinion of the police officer declaring under oath is not enough and that the Judge should proceed with his own mental process and draw his own conclusion as to whether the issuance of the requested warrant is justified."
In the present case, the decision states, the lower court issued the decree saying that it read the affidavit filed on behalf of the Police and listened to everything that was said by or on its behalf.
It appears that the only testimony that was put before the lower Court was the oath that accompanied the application and that there was no additional oral testimony or clarification on the part of the Police in support of the application, before the issuance of the decree.
In light of the above data, the Supreme Court notes, "it is obvious that the lower Court did not expressly state either that it was satisfied with the issuance of the requested decree or that its issuance was deemed justified".
In conclusion, he noted that "the lower Court read the oath, but proceeded to issue the decree without recording in any way its own judicial judgment". Hence he annulled the decree.
