Crime

Larnaca district court on Monday remanded two suspects for trying to smuggle large quantities of tobacco products at Larnaca airport on Sunday. “In the luggage belonging to one of the ...

Gold bars and coins were among valuables confiscated by the Customs Department from Dutch nationals last week at the Ledra street crossing point, it was announced on Monday. On May 24, ...

Three people were arrested on Sunday in central Nicosia during a large-scale police operation aimed at increasing public safety for illegally staying in Cyprus. The arrests came during checks on ...

Larnaca police are looking for a gang of people after two people reported they were attacked early on Monday on the Finikoudes seafront and items stolen from them. According to ...

A 45-year-old man from Paphos lost €8,500 after falling for an internet scam, the police said on Monday. The police said the man told them that on Sunday, he had received ...

Three people have been arrested over an alleged arson attack on a car which was parked in the Nicosia suburb of Ayios Dhometios, the police said on Monday. The fire ...

Two men, aged 49 years old and 47 years old, were arrested on suspicion of illegally holding fundraising events, the Paphos police said on Monday. The pair stand accused of having recruited “...

In 2024, a total of 142 children spoke to the specially trained investigators of the police’s child sexual abuse investigation unit, reporting they were victims or witnesses of child sexual abuse. ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of having stolen a wallet from a car in Larnaca, the police said on Saturday. Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos said the theft ...

The five people – four women and one man – who were arrested last week over the finding of classified documents in the home of a prison warden, were released on Friday. ...

The Turkish gunman who was arrested by the Republic of Cyprus’ police and handed over to the United Nations and then the Turkish Cypriot authorities at the Ledra Palace crossing ...

A 37-year-old was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing a minor at Paphos district court on Friday. The sentence was imposed after the man had admitted to ...

A 52-year-old suspect who had a European arrest warrant from Spain pending against him was arrested by Larnaca police overnight. Police arrested him at the airport during a passport check ...

Police are on Friday investigating a spate of closely-timed attacks on Limassol premises during the past week, including the latest: overnight shots fired at a coffee shop, and explosions of ...

A 41-year-old man who was wanted in Jordan in connection with a murder has been arrested in Paphos, the police said on Thursday. The Jordanian authorities had informed the Cypriot ...

Four people, three of whom are minors, were arrested in Limassol on Wednesday evening after a total of 59 grams of cannabis was found in their car, the police announced on ...

Police on Thursday are investigating the circumstances surrounding an explosion at a pub in Limassol. According to the police the device exploded at around 5.30am in the suburb of Zakaki, ...

A 43-year-old man of Cypriot origin, born in Britain, is suspected of leading a major drug smuggling ring that was dismantled in Greece. Authorities allege the group was involved in ...

A 40-year-old man, wanted in connection with burglary in Nicosia, was arrested on Tuesday. The police said an arrest warrant had been issued against the suspect for burglary, theft, causing ...

Authorities were on Tuesday still investigating the case of the unlawful transfer from the central prisons of thousands of documents – marked as ‘confidential’ or ‘secret’ – with five suspects still in ...

Three people, aged 33, 27, and 25, were remanded for eight days on Tuesday following their arrest on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into aiding illegal entry and facilitating the stay ...

Police on Monday morning are investigating an explosion that took place in the early hours at the workshop of a 43-year-old car electrician in Limassol. According to police, the improvised ...

Police issued a total of 384 traffic fines during a targeted operation conducted in the Paphos district and on surrounding highways between 6am and 6pm on Thursday. According to the police, ...

The trial for the high-profile kangaroo slaughter case will begin on June 3 at Famagusta district court, it was announced on Friday. Three people face charges under the animal protection and ...