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A restaurant in Limassol that offers hookah services has been fined after customs officers seized 7kg of duty-free tobacco during a routine inspection, police said on Friday. The search was ...

The key prosecution witness in the trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou – facing charges of importing 15 kilograms of cocaine with intent to sell – told the court on Thursday that he had ...

Cyprus has been officially informed of the arrest in Dubai of alleged organised crime figure ‘Edik’, who is also wanted by Cyprus police, with officials now seeking clarification over which ...

Nine people were arrested during overnight police operations carried out across Cyprus, as officers carried out preventive checks targeting crime and public safety, police said on Wednesday. The arrests involved ...

A 43 year old man was taken in for questioning after bullets were found in his possession while entering Limassol District Court on Tuesday morning. Police were alerted after security checks ...

The two Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north on Sunday were both remanded in custody for three days on Monday. The Turkish Cypriot police informed the Cyprus Mail ...

A second suspect was arrested on Monday in connection with the attempted robbery of a bank in the Larnaca district on June 19. Both suspects were already in police custody after ...

What, you may wonder, has become of ‘the little hacker’? Joshua Polloso Epiphaniou is one of the handful of local criminals who are so notorious that they’re known by ...

Police are investigating a bakery robbery in Limassol after two suspects stole a cash register drawer with €300 early on Friday. A company distributor spotted a hooded man inside the bakery ...

Five people were arrested overnight during targeted operations carried out across Cyprus to prevent crime and maintain public order, police said on Friday. The arrests were linked to offences including ...

Two people have been remanded in custody over the theft of a bronze sculpture in Limassol and a vehicle at the end of June. The 25-year-old woman and the 37-year-old ...

A 28-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday after he was arrested for smuggling cocaine into Cyprus by concealing the drugs inside his body. The suspect was stopped ...

A 57-year-old man was on Saturday remanded for eight days by the Larnaca district court over the alleged possession of drugs, explosives and weapons. His remand followed police seizing a ...

The police anti-drug squad Ykan on Saturday said it has dismantled a Cyprus-wide drug ring active in the importation and circulation of opiates. During the investigation, authorities seized approximately 60kg ...

The police has once again released photographs of three Palestinian children missing following a court of appeals decision to overturn a district court ruling and to order that their 46-year-old ...

Two men were arrested shortly after midnight in Ayia Napa after police found one carrying a stick and the other a bottle, police said on Friday. One of the men, ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on suspicion of offences related to child sexual abuse material, police said on Monday. The investigation began after police received information that a ...

A strong police presence around the island over Saturday night led to ten arrests as efforts continued to stamp out organized crime and other serious offences. The arrests were for ...

A 53-year-old man arrested in Belgium in April after a European arrest warrant was put out in his name by the Cypriot authorities, who suspect he was behind a case ...

Five people aged 20, 22, 23, 27 and 28 were remanded for eight days on Thursday, following their arrest in connection with drug offences linked to the seizure of almost 21kg of dried opium poppy ...

A 65-year-old man accused of bringing 4kg of liquid cocaine into Cyprus through Larnaca airport was remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday by the Larnaca district court. The ...

A 44-year-old businessman accused of extorting tens of thousands of euros from an elderly man will remain in custody until his trial, the Larnaca district court ruled on Tuesday. The ...

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after confessing to the murder of fellow Bangladeshi student Shahruar Ahmed Emon and staging his kidnapping to ...

A 35-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Monday after 10kg of opiate drugs were found at his home in Nicosia. The detention order was issued by ...