Crime

A Greek Cypriot was arrested on Tuesday after police found 1,000 cartons of duty-free cigarettes and over 70kg of rolling tobacco in his possession. Nicosia and Larnaca police officers informed the ...

Three suspects on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the theft of €15,000 worth of sheep from Xylofagou in the British base area of Dhekelia in April and May. While the Turkish Cypriot ...

A 21-year-old and 17-year-old were remanded for seven days by the Paphos district court on Monday after two tourists reported they had been robbed in the town the previous day. ...

An eight-year prison sentence was handed to a 46-year-old man by Larnaca district court on Monday for the abuse of the 13-year-old daughter of his former partner. The abuse occurred ...

The police are investigating an alleged ring of illegal activities, including drug trafficking and providing protection, with six people already under arrest, among them a 45-year-old convict, it emerged on ...

A high-speed race unfolded on Saturday morning when a 14-year-old was spotted driving a car in Nicosia, and sped off from police trying to stop him in a highway chase ...

Six people were arrested and remanded in custody on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into serious criminal offences, including corruption, illegal possession of property, and money laundering, police ...

A large quantity of counterfeit goods were seized from six establishments in the tourist area of Kato Paphos, police announced on Friday. A total of 6,643 goods including clothing and accessories ...

A 13-year-old boy driving with his 22-year-old sister and a nine-month old baby as passengers was stopped by police on Thursday afternoon in Limassol, the force announced on Friday. The ...

Police on Thursday warned about paying traffic fines through a suggested online link after they received reports of scam messages being sent via SMS and social media. The messages, which ...

The permanent criminal court of Paphos will announce its sentence on July 8 for convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as “the hairdresser”, who escaped from custody last year. The court heard ...

A 57-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of possessing two kilograms of cannabis, as well as a “small amount” of cocaine. The sentence ...

A bomb exploded at a pub in the Limassol suburb of Ayios Athanasios in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The police said the explosion occurred at around 1.10am in ...

A 56-year-old man was arrested at Larnaca airport after 16.6 kilograms of cannabis were found in his luggage, the police said on Tuesday. The man was arrested after arriving at the ...

A 35-year-old woman from the Larnaca suburb of Aradippou was arrested after the police found drugs and an illegal CCTV system at her home, the police said on Monday. The ...

A 54-year-old man from Paphos on Sunday reported to the police that he had been scammed after attempting to pay a traffic fine online. The man said he had received ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Saturday by the Famagusta District Court in connection with a series of offences including conspiracy to commit a felony, ...

Two 22-year-old men were arrested in Limassol on Sunday morning as part of a coordinated police operation targeting drug-related activity, authorities said. The operation was carried out by officers from ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested an individual on suspicion of terror-related offences and espionage, authorities said on Saturday. The individual appeared before a district court on Saturday, which ordered an ...

The police conducted a wide sweep of premises in Larnaca on Thursday and also stepped up traffic checks in an operation aimed at combating undeclared work and illegal residency, they ...

The Limassol District Court has issued a six-day detention order for a 22-year-old man suspected of involvement in two separate bombing incidents — one at a bar and another targeting a ...

One person was arrested for living in Cyprus without the requisite papers on Wednesday night as the police conducted their latest operation in Nicosia’s old town. The police said ...

Four people were reportedly taken to hospital on Monday night in Paphos after a brawl erupted between two groups of Syrians. According to reports, police were alerted around 8pm about ...

A teen was arrested early on Monday morning in connection with a violent robbery that occurred on Tasos Mitsopoulos Avenue in Larnaca. Police said at around 1:30am on Monday morning, ...