Crime

A box containing more than two kilograms of cocaine and more than nine kilograms of cannabis was found in the storage area of a courier company’s premises in Limassol, ...

A 37-year-old man was handed a 14-month prison sentence by the Famagusta court on Tuesday, after being found guilty of animal abuse and slaughtering a Kangaroo. Police said the incident ...

Fraudsters posing as police officers are targeting citizens to steal personal information and empty bank accounts, authorities warned on Tuesday. Scammers are contacting people by phone and video call, wearing ...

A 35-year-old man was killed in the central prison on Sunday, with the police on Monday arresting another inmate on suspicion of premeditated murder. The police on Monday confirmed that ...

A 42-year-old man has been arrested at Paphos airport in connection with an attempted kidnapping which took place in Larnaca, the police said on Monday. The man was arrested at ...

A man wielding a knife robbed a bakery in Limassol late on Sunday night, the police said on Monday. The police said a man entered the bakery and “extracted a ...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested pursuant to an international arrest warrant at the Ledra Street crossing point, and stands accused of attempted murder, among other allegations, the police said ...

A car was abandoned in the middle of a road after a fight broke out between what the police on Sunday described as “unidentified individuals” in the Famagusta district village ...

A food delivery rider said he was attacked and robbed while returning from a delivery in Limassol, the police said on Sunday. According to the police, the man said he ...

A 44-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a holy relic from a church in the Nicosia district village of Pano Deftera, the police said on Saturday. The ...

The 48-year-old man suspected of attempting to murder a 61-year-old in Vryssoules last August by running him over with a car was released on bail on Friday. He is due ...

A joint operation between the British bases and the drugs squad (Ykan) in Trachoni has resulted in the arrest of a Cypriot man and the seizure of a substantial quantity ...

The two independent investigators examining the escape of lifer Theodoros (Doros) Theofanous, also known as ‘Kommotis’ (the hairdresser), have reportedly recommended disciplinary rather than criminal charges, according to press reports ...

A 57-year-old Cypriot man was fined €20,000 for attempting to evade taxes on luxury goods brought from Switzerland, the customs department said on Thursday. Customs officials told the Cyprus Mail that ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last Thursday’s violent incidents outside the Apollon club in Limassol, involving clashes between AEL and Apollon fans. Police said testimony ...

A 49-year-old man was remanded in police custody for four days on Sunday after shots were fired in a residential area early the previous day. The man faces charges of ...

An eight-day remand order was re-issued against a 58-year-old man on Sunday after the stabbing of 26-year-old Alexandros Antoniou in Konia ten days ago. Police investigator Andronikos Tsappis said the ...

Shortly before midnight on Saturday, police received information about shots being fired at a building in Nicosia. Police officers went to the area to conduct examinations found holes in the ...

Police in Nicosia are investigating the theft of holy relics from a small chapel in Pano Deftera, after unknown intruders broke in and removed items kept in a dedicated reliquary. ...

Police in Paphos have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with an incident involving gunfire in a residential area in Mesogi in the early hours of Saturday. Officers said the ...

A total of 25kg of cannabis were confiscated this week after arriving in Cyprus by courier, the police announced on Friday. Cyprus’ drug squad, in cooperation with authorities abroad, managed ...

Two 28-year-old suspects arrested in connection with the murder of businessman Stavros Demosthenous last month will face trial at Limassol criminal court in January, the district court ruled on Friday. ...

NGO Spavo on Thursday launched a new donation campaign to support its programmes for women affected by gender-based violence. “With your contribution, you directly support frontline programmes against domestic violence,” ...

A 25-year-old US citizen was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday by the Paphos criminal court for attempting to smuggle 24 kilograms of cannabis into the Republic. She was found ...