Crime

A 42-year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after he was caught with almost 28kg of cannabis as he arrived at Paphos airport. The incident occurred last July ...

Four people arrested in relation to a case of attempted robbery against a 72-year-old woman were immediately referred for a trial at the Famagusta district court, police said on Wednesday. ...

Police issued a warning on Wednesday that another SMS scam is making the rounds which falsely claims that a person’s bank account has been locked. The text includes a ...

The Paphos district court issued a five-day remand against a 27 year-woman and a 25-year-old man, accused of being behind a string of kiosk robberies and break-ins. According to Paphos police ...

The biggest chunk of the stolen bronze statue has been uncovered in a rural area of Tremithousa. The recovered piece includes torso, the head and one hand of the ‘girl ...

The Limassol district court issued an eight-day remand against two people on Tuesday after police found 35 kilograms of cannabis at their house and storeroom. The two people, a 27-year-old and ...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by the Larnaca criminal court on Monday, after finding him guilty of aiding the illegal migration of ...

A 37-year-old man in Paralimni is in custody after he was found in possession of approximately 300g of cannabis during a routine traffic check. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve ...

Police in Paralimni arrested a 39-year-old on Monday after he was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driver’s licence. In addition, his ...

Police said on Tuesday they are looking for two people in connection with the burglary of a petrol station in Polis Chrysochous on Sunday night. According to the police spokesman ...

Police were on Tuesday are investigating a case of embezzlement of approximately €8,000 through false representation. According to the police, on January 31, a 41-year-old complainant reported that he had agreed in ...

Police on Monday arrested two people after 34kg of cannabis was found in Limassol. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, the drug squad received a tip off to search a ...

Police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Osama Aldheis from Syria following the murder of his compatriot Alsweidani Ahmad, 21, on Sunday night. The incident took place at around 9:40 on ...

A 23-year-old man found guilty in a drug trafficking case involving around 13 kilograms of cannabis was sentenced to nine years in jail on Monday by the Larnaca criminal court. According ...

Police on Monday arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the theft, dismantling and sale of the bronze statue ‘Girl with hula hoop’ from a public space in Paphos. The 43...

Police in Paphos on Monday are investigating a case of abduction of a minor by a person exercising joint guardianship, as well as theft. According to the spokesman and Head ...

Police on Monday are investigating the theft of €3,000 from a Polis Chrysochous petrol station. According to police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou on Sunday, at 22:30, the owner of the petrol station reported ...

A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head in an apparent drive by in Nicosia, reports said on Sunday. According to police, while on Grivas Digeni ...

A man aged 70 has been arrested in Limassol on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said on Sunday. Following up on information from Europol, the man was arrested over a ...

A 25-year-old from Nicosia was arrested in the early hours of Saturday after he had been sought since May following his return to the island from an unnamed European country, ...

Five people are set to be deported after they were arrested in Famagusta for residing in Cyprus illegally, police said on Saturday. According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodolou, officers ...

Two people who broke into a woman’s home in Famagusta and threatened her to hand over money and jewellery were remanded for four days, police reported on Saturday. The ...

A 26-year-old man was arrested as part of an attempted murder investigation, police said on Saturday. The man was arrested on Friday as part of police efforts to crackdown a ...

An inmate has been found dead at the Nicosia central prisons. The 60-year-old man, who was imprisoned for the rape of his eleven-year-old grandson, was found dead in the bathroom. ...