#arrests

Six people were arrested, including for possession of drugs and illegal residence, during overnight police operations. The police pulled over 472 vehicles and checked 583 drivers and passengers. A total of 294 reports ...

Five people have been arrested this week – three in Cyprus – during an investigation by the European public prosecutor’s office into cross-border VAT fraud amounting to €114 million. The arrests were ...

Police arrested two men, aged 40 and 56, on Friday after they were allegedly spotted collecting metal scrap following a National Guard exercise held at the firing range in Kalo Chorio. In ...

Eleven men aged 19 to 24 were arrested following a reported fight in the Mesa Yitonia area of Limassol, police said on Thursday. Police received a report at around 1.20am of a ...

A driver was arrested in the early hours for Monday in Nicosia for drink driving, with a breathalyser indication of 117μg of alcohol instead of the maximum allowed 22μg. He ...

Seven people were arrested for traffic offences and illegal residence during overnight police operations to crack down on crime. The police pulled over 550 vehicles and checked 710 drivers and passengers. A ...

Police arrested five people during islandwide checks on Tuesday night, carried out through organised patrols at key locations in urban areas. According to a police statement, the arrests concerned offences ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with an online fraud case involving €34,600 taken from a Limassol woman’s bank account, police said on Tuesday. The case opened ...

Two people allegedly involved in the assault of a delivery man on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue in Limassol last Friday have been identified, police spokesman Vyron Vyronos said on Tuesday. Speaking ...

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Paphos after a cat was found shot dead, police said on Tuesday. Later on Tuesday, the Paphos district court issued a four-day remand order. ...

Four people were arrested for offences including burglary, theft, illegal entry and malicious damage during targeted police operations across Cyprus overnight, police said on Tuesday. A total of 605 vehicles were ...

Two Irish passengers were arrested on Sunday after customs agents found large quantities of duty free tobacco products in their luggage. Following information received, customs agents inspected the luggage of ...

Three individuals aged 20, 22 and 28 were arrested on Sunday in Limassol in connection with the bomb placed outside a shop on Wednesday. They were taken before the Limassol district court, which ...

Nineteen people were arrested for various offences, such as illegal possession of drugs and drink driving, while 312 were reported for traffic offences during overnight police operations. The police pulled over 532 ...

Four people were arrested during overnight police operations across Cyprus, including three for the illegal possession of tobacco products, police said on Friday. Officers stopped and checked 529 drivers and 175 passengers, ...

The British bases police reported on Wednesday that they had made 80 arrests and carried out more than 700 maritime checks during this year’s peak summer season. Between June and August, ...

Four people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations on Sunday night, police said. The arrests concerned offences including illegal residence in the Republic and traffic violations. Police ...

A wanted man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday morning after he tried to avoid being arrested and during a car chase crashed into a patrol car following warning gunshots. ...

The police arrested six people overnight for assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, possession of drugs, burglary and theft, failure to appear before a court, illegal possession of tobacco products and ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for illegal residence, possession of drugs and traffic offences. The police pulled over 494 vehicles and checked 641 drivers and passengers. A total of 330 reports were filed ...

The police arrested nine individuals overnight in the framework of operations to combat crime and boost public safety. The arrests were made in connection with theft, illegal residence, refusing a ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he was found in possession of a metal detector and pickaxe near an archaeological site in Kouklia, Paphos. According to the police, ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after police found a large quantity of suspected duty-free tobacco products during a search of his home in Paphos. Officers carried out the ...

Five people were arrested overnight on Friday as police carried out regular patrols. Police said the operation resulted in 304 citations for various traffic violations, along with the arrests of two ...