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Nicosia drug squad arrested two men late on Tuesday in connection with two separate cases of illegal drug possession. The first man, 27, was stopped by members of the drug squad ...

A 23-year-old man was on Sunday remanded in custody for three days for illegally entering and staying in the country, and identity fraud. The suspect was arrested at Paphos airport ...

A 23-year-old man stopped by police in Nicosia on Sunday morning for being drunk and disorderly was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property after officers found two mobile ...

A 24-year-old suspect in police custody for the alleged possession of counterfeit euro notes and drugs escaped from Yermasoyia police station on Thursday morning. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday ...

Over 5,500 counterfeit items have been seized from several shops in the Famagusta district, police said on Thursday. A joint operation by police and the customs department turned up over 5,500 items ...

A 60-year-old Larnaca man is under arrest on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography over the internet. The cybercrime unit said it had received a tip-off from Europol ...

Another three people were arrested at Larnaca and Paphos airports on Sunday on suspicion of attempting to travel to European destinations with documents that did not belong to them. One ...

Police on Sunday said they were looking for the whereabouts of a 43-year-old male detainee who escaped after being transferred to the Paphos hospital. Younes Amrani Boukhobza from Morocco had ...

A man in Limassol paid $119,000 for an invoice sent to him by email which turned out to be fraudulent, police said on Thursday. The man reported to police that he ...

A 68-year-old Famagusta resident was arrested on Wednesday as a second suspect in a case of fraud by false representation, police said on Thursday. The alleged offence was reported to ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threatening and stealing €3,740 from a family in Limassol. The incident was reported by a 27-year-old man who said that on August 30, four ...

Four men were remanded in custody for seven days on Friday as Limassol police investigate the theft of a G3 military rifle, cash, and valuables from a Limassol home. The ...

A 75-year-old man was arrested after police found more than two kilos of cannabis in his possession on arrival at Larnaca airport in the early hours of Friday morning. The ...

A 58-year-old man will stand trial for the murder of his neighbour and the attempted murder of the victim’s father during an argument over a parking spot in Yeri ...

The state has appealed as insufficient a seven-year prison sentence for a 73-year-old man who had been convicted of sexually abusing his underage grandchildren, the Legal Service said on Friday. ...

A woman, 32, and a man, 40, were remanded for five days on Friday on suspicion of stealing €12,000 worth of items from a Paphos home earlier this month, police said on Friday. ...

Paphos police have arrested a 54-year-old man as it investigates a case of assault and causing grievous bodily harm, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday. This follows a complaint ...

A 43-year-old woman was remanded in custody for six days by Limassol district court on Wednesday in connection with the theft of €40,000 in cash from a Limassol home on Monday. ...

Two 27-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 35-year-old man in Paphos and will appear in court on a later date, police said on Wednesday. Police said the alleged ...

Police said they will be stepping up their presence over the August 15 holiday weekend to avert traffic collisions and protect properties. There will be more police patrols and an increased ...

A 65-year-old man is under arrest and two more suspects are wanted on suspicion of fraud by false representation, police said on Friday. The alleged offence was reported to the ...

A 57-year-old accountant was remanded in custody for eight days by Limassol district court on Thursday on suspicion of embezzling some €315,000 from the construction company she worked for. The woman ...

Police were seeking a 41-year-old man on Thursday after a cheque that had been stolen from a home in Nicosia was used to pay for two televisions sets in Paphos. ...

Police on Thursday said they are looking for a 29-year-old man in connection with a burglary attempt at a café restaurant in the old town of Paphos. The incident was ...