10 years in prison for 28-year-old in drug trafficking case
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after admitting to charges of illegally possessing and possessing with intent to supply 2kg of cocaine and 8kg of ...
Three suspected of attacking Turkish Cypriot released without charge pending investigations
The three people who were arrested on suspicion of having kidnapped and assaulted a 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot man in Limassol were released without charge pending the completion of investigations into ...
Second arrest made over Limassol attack on Turkish Cypriot
A second arrest was made on Tuesday over the kidnapping and assault of a 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot man in Limassol, police said.
The arrested man is 45, with the police already ...
Twenty arrested in Limassol for illegal stay
Twenty people were arrested during a police operation at an apartment complex in central Limassol on Tuesday for staying illegally in Cyprus.
The morning operation formed part of a large-scale ...
Turkish Cypriot kidnapped and attacked with knife in Limassol
A 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was kidnapped and attacked with a knife in Limassol, the city’s police’s deputy operations chief Lefteris Kyriacou confirmed on Monday, following widespread reports ...
Police warn of AI deepfake scams as relatives, friends impersonated
Police on Monday cautioned about increasingly sophisticated online scams where criminals use artificial intelligence to mimic the faces and voices of loved ones and colleagues.
The warning is part of ...
Man injured after drunk car crash near Polis Chrysochous
A 42-year-old man was injured after his vehicle collided with another car on the road between Polis Chrysochous and the nearby village of Yiolou while he was almost six times ...
Man arrested for Nicosia burglary
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a burglary which occurred in Nicosia, the police said on Sunday.
The police were informed of the incident on Friday, with ...
Police arrest ninth suspect after attack on teenager
The police on Saturday announced that they had arrested a ninth individual, a 17-year-old boy, as investigations into an assault on a 16-year-old boy in the Nicosia suburb of Latsia ...
Man arrested for reversing car into two women in car park
A 38-year-old man was on Saturday morning arrested for reversing his car into two women who were walking through a car park in Nicosia, while the police said that the ...
Limassol delivery rider reports another attack
A 31-year-old food delivery rider based in Limassol has reported being attacked and robbed, the police said on Saturday, with the incident the latest in an ongoing series of similar ...
Court rules Zavrantonas must respond again to cocaine charges
The Nicosia criminal court on Friday ruled that Georgios Christodoulou Zavrantonas must for a second time respond to charges related to the alleged possession of 15 kilograms of cocaine.
He had ...
Car crashes into Limassol shop
By Dina Husseini
Two traffic accidents in Limassol caused significant property damage but no injuries, police reported on Friday.
The first incident occurred around 1am on Ayias Fylaxeos Street when ...
Court doubles arson sentence, rules ‘jealousy’ not mitigating factor
The court of appeal has increased a 26-year-old man’s sentence for setting fire to a car in Nicosia from one year to two, ruling that jealousy – his apparent motive – ...
Seven arrested after teen beaten up in Latsia
Seven people arrested in connection with an assault on a 16-year-old boy in Latsia on October 9 are expected to appear before Nicosia district court on Wednesday.
The suspects are aged 21, 17, 16, 14 ...
Police probe disappearance of Briton’s body from Nicosia morgue
Police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of the body of a British man who died in Paphos around one month ago, after it was found to be missing ...
Murder trial for Konia killing to begin next year
The first hearing in the trial of a 58-year-old man accused of murdering Alexandros Antoniou in the village of Konia in November 2025 will be held on January 27 next year, the ...
Trial of man accused of kidnapping two women adjourned until November 4
The trial of a 36-year-old man accused of kidnapping and threatening two women with a knife in a Larnaca flat in March 2026 has been postponed to November 4, police said on ...
Investigation ordered after teen escapes police custody
The police chief on Monday ordered an administrative investigation into the circumstances of the escape of a teenager from police custody but was later re-apprehended.
The 18-year-old had managed to ...
Limassol pensioner loses over €30,000 in online scam
An 81-year-old woman in Limassol lost €33,424 in an online scam after receiving a text message appearing to come from the national health system (Gesy), police said on Monday.
The woman ...
Customs seize unauthorised supplements
Large quantities of untaxed tobacco products have been seized in Larnaca and dietary supplements and energy drinks falsely declared as clothing at Limassol port, the customs department said on Monday.
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Teen escapes police custody at Larnaca court
Police launched a search operation in Larnaca on Monday after an 18-year-old foreign national escaped from Larnaca district court, where he had been brought in connection with a case involving ...
Decomposed body found in Limassol home
The body of a 42-year-old woman was found at her home in the Omonia area of Limassol on Saturday evening.
According to the police’s statement issued on Sunday, a ...
Drunk driver arrested after car hits six in Argaka, including two children
A 66-year-old driver was arrested after his car hit six pedestrians, among them two young children, in Argaka in Paphos district on Saturday evening.
The collision happened shortly before 6.30pm, ...
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