Filenews 5 September 2026
The Police in Paphos made five new arrests, as part of the investigation of a case involving conspiracy to murder and participation in a criminal organization, bringing the total number of those arrested to eight.
These are two 22-year-olds, a 21-year-old, a 25-year-old and a 28-year-old, all from Sweden, against whom testimony emerged after evaluating information and evidence and arrest warrants were issued.
The five were located during a coordinated police operation in the province of Paphos, when a vehicle in which they were riding was stopped.
A pistol, two knives, gloves, masks and three mobile phones were found and confiscated in the vehicle.
A search of their residence in Paphos followed, where eight more mobile phones, a sum of $1.400, as well as documents, notes and other evidence were seized.
The five were taken into custody and are expected to be brought before a Court today for a detention order.
They were preparing a double murder of twin brothers - How the undercover Police Officer set a trap for them - They promised him €85.000
The investigation of the case began after information was transmitted to the Cyprus Police via Europol by the Danish authorities and concerned planned murders in Cyprus for a fee.
As part of a previous operation in the provinces of Larnaca and Famagusta, three more persons, aged 34 and 35 from Norway and 33 years old from Ireland, were arrested, who are under eight-day detention.
Specifically, according to what was said last week in court, the targets were two foreigners from a third country, who are twin brothers and were going to arrive in Cyprus for vacation.
The two Norwegians and one Irishman, who is not believed to be the instigator, searched for an executioner online and fell into the trap of the Danish police, who have long used undercover police officers to prevent murders in the country. The alleged executioner was an undercover police officer, who as soon as he realized that the country where the murders were planned was Cyprus, he informed the authorities of his country and Europol, who in turn notified the Cypriot Police. The suspects are alleged to be members of a ring that offered the executioner about €85.000 (650.000 Danish kroner) to murder the two brothers.
Discussions took place online between the Danish police officer, who appeared as the executioner, and the client, with the latter reportedly stating that the authorities would be bribed so that no one would be at the scene of the murder. The alleged executioner was even given a ticket to travel from Copenhagen to Cyprus, where he arrived on August 24. He was joined by a team of investigators from Denmark.
The undercover police officer received instructions, via signal, as told in court and went to a place in Larnaca where he was given €200. He was then told to go to Ayia Napa, where he stayed in a hotel. On the same day, he was sent location to receive additional money. There he saw, as he said, a person in black clothes and slippers leaving an envelope on the wheel of a white vehicle. The persons involved were immediately put under surveillance. Members of the police saw a rental car, driven by one of the three suspects, who was looking for the place where the money was placed.
On August 24, a vehicle in Ayia Napa was put under surveillance, in which two of the suspects were riding with two women, and the undercover police officer found that they were the targets of the surveillance. The Police Officer received a message and then met with one of the suspects, to receive more money. The suspects left him a cardboard box behind a bin in which there were €1000.
On August 27, the three suspects were arrested. The first suspect claimed that he was on vacation in Cyprus. The second suspect was found to be marked in his country and that he is charged with convictions for threats and blackmail, while he is wanted for weapons possession offenses and threats.
The examinations are continued by a Special Investigative Team of the Police Headquarters, in cooperation with the competent European Authorities.
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TAE Larnaca made seven more arrests, as part of the investigations into the incidents that took place during the day of fans of Nea Salamina. According to the head of TAE Larnaca, Giorgos Charalambous, the total number of arrests now amounts to 20 persons.
As stated in a written statement by the head of TAE Larnaca, Giorgos Charalambous, these are two foreigners, aged 35 and 16, as well as five Greek Cypriots, aged 42, 20, 28, 28 and 21.
With the new arrests, the total number of people arrested so far amounts to 20.
Investigations to identify the remaining suspects continue.
Mr. Charalambous appeals to anyone who can provide information that will help identify the suspects, to contact the Larnaca Police Department at 24 804060-72.
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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 police operations, ten people were arrested for offenses such as vehicle theft, theft, theft, traffic offenses, etc.
As part of these operations, during the night, 596 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 901 persons on board were checked. At the same time, 47 inspections were carried out in premises with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, during which seven complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 363 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while ten investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 157 concerned exceeding the speed limit, while as part of the police examinations, eight vehicles were detained. Also, 233 alcohol tests were carried out, from which 15 complaints emerged, as well as five preliminary drug tests with two positive results.
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The Police are investigating a new case of internet fraud and extortion of a large amount of money. The perpetrators, by sending a false message via e-mail, managed to extort a sum of money amounting to more than €38,000.
The case was reported today to the Larnaca Police Department, by the head of a company in Larnaca. According to the complaint, the perpetrators of the fraud, after their illegal intervention in the company's e-mail, sent an e-mail message, which appeared to have been sent by a partner company. Through the false message, the payment of the sum of €38,650 was requested, as a payment in relation to a previous commercial transaction between the two companies.
Following the instructions mentioned in the message it had received, the complaining company proceeded to pay the amount of money, by transfer to a bank account, the details of which were mentioned in the message. Later, in communication with the company's partner, it was found that the message had been sent by fraudsters and that the bank account to which the transfer was made does not belong to the partner company.
The Financial Crime Investigation Office of the TAE Larnaca is investigating the case.
On the occasion of this new fraud case, the Police recommends that, in cases where such messages are received, for the repayment of sums of money, citizens carry out a check to verify the messages, through telephone communication with the partners, to whom the payment is to be made. For this communication, a telephone number should be used with which the two sides have re-contacted or which is indicated in messages exchanged between them in their previous transactions.
Company owners or managers are encouraged to inform their company's staff about this form of fraud and to implement procedures to verify the payment requests they receive.
More information about this form of fraud, also known as invoice fraud, as well as tips on how the public can avoid fraud, are published on the Police website, at the following link: https://www.cypruspolicenews.com/archives/6038
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YKAN seized 719 ampoules of nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, as well as a small amount of cocaine, during an operation that took place on Friday night in the province of Famagusta.
According to the Police, members of YKAN, with the assistance of MMAD, carried out searches in a total of seven premises, including nightclubs and a kiosk.
A total of 719 ampoules of nitric oxide and three canisters were located and confiscated in three of the premises, while a small amount of cocaine was located and confiscated in a fourth premises.
The investigation of the cases continues by the Ayia Napa Police Station, in collaboration with the Famagusta District Unit of YKAN.
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The Police in Nicosia arrested a 42-year-old man yesterday, after he was found driving a stolen car, while a small amount of cannabis was also found in his possession.
According to the Police, around 5 pm, members of the Ledra Substation signaled to the driver to stop for a check. The 42-year-old, however, developed speed and tried to escape.
The police followed him and, at some point, the suspect abandoned the vehicle and tried to flee on foot. He was stopped a little later by the members of the Police.
From the inspection that followed, it was found that the vehicle had been declared stolen on August 27 in the province of Famagusta. At the same time, the registration plates he brought belonged to another vehicle and had also been declared stolen.
A search of the car found and confiscated a small amount of cannabis.
The 42-year-old was arrested for flagrante delicto offenses and taken into custody to facilitate investigations.
The examinations are continued by the Omorphita Police Station, the Nicosia District Unit of YKAN and the Famagusta Police Department.
