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A meeting between police and a delegation from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was held on Wednesday as part of ongoing investigations into the ‘Sandy’ case, with authorities ...

Evidence linked to Makarios Drousiotis’ deposition, including a mobile phone belonging to lawyer Nikos Clerides’ former client, ‘Sandy’, as well as more than 130 disputed digital files, has been sent to ...

Evidence submitted by journalist Makarios Drousiotis to the police regarding claims he has made regarding a former supreme court judge whom he accuses of rape, and others, will be forwarded ...

Organised crime, drug trafficking, terrorism, cybercrime, illegal migration networks and financial crime all pose an “immediate danger” to public security, MP Demetris Demetriou told an interparliamentary meeting on Wednesday. In ...

Tackling organised crime will be a central priority of Cyprus’s EU council presidency, justice minister Costas Fitiris told the European Parliament on Tuesday, warning that criminal networks are evolving ...

The leadership of Cyprus’ police and the European Union agency for law enforcement (Europol) convened on Monday, underscoring Cyprus’ push to strengthen cooperation with European partners as it modernises its ...

Europol’s 2025 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (Socta) has listed seven key types of crime that require law enforcement in Cyprus. The report identifies cyberattacks, online fraud, child sexual ...

Two individuals have been arrested and documents and electronic devices seized by Cyprus authorities during the international operation “Chargeback”. A coordinated Joint Action Day took place on November 4 under Operation “...

Seven people have already been arrested in an ongoing Europol probe into money laundering and online fraud it was made known on Monday. According to the European Union Agency for ...

A week-long European-led drive against people-trafficking has netted 158 suspected traffickers and ensured the safety of 1,194 victims in 44 countries, Europol said on Friday. Dubbed ‘Operation Global Chain’, the campaign, led by ...

New details are surfacing in a massive money laundering case cracked open by a Europe-wide operation.Last week, it was made known that two Ukrainian brothers were allegedly masterminding money ...

One of two Ukrainian brothers masterminding massive money laundering operations from Limassol has been arrested abroad on a European warrant in the framework of a Europe-wide clampdown, according to Cyprus ...

An operation to dismantle a black money and money laundering network was launched in Limassol on Monday, under Europol guidance in close cooperation with Cyprus police. According to Philenews sources, ...

A 71-year-old man wanted by Europol who was arrested on Saturday will remain in police custody until Tuesday, the Papahos District Court ordered. The Europol arrest warrant against him referred ...

Cyprus played a crucial role in busting an Austrian cryptocurrency scam that resulted in six arrests across three EU countries, it emerged on Thursday. According to an announcement from Europol, ...

Fifteen arrests were made in Cyprus, Latvia and Portugal, as part of a recent Europol operation to dismantle a ring of sham marriages, headquartered in Cyprus. Four of those arrested ...

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Limassol as part of a child pornography investigation, police said. Investigations began after a tip-off from Europol that detailed a social media ...

Europol launched a new campaign on Wednesday, in continuing investigations for the EU’s most wanted criminals, five of which are wanted for crimes committed in Cyprus. The new campaign ...

Cooperation between the Cyprus police and Europol is “extremely positive and fruitful”, executive director of the latter Catherine De Bolle said on Tuesday after a meeting with the chief of ...

Europol executive director Catherine De Bolle and Justice Minister Stefi Drakou discussed issues of common interest, and ways to deal with organised crime and terrorism at their meeting on Monday. ...

Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Monday in connection to a case concerning the possession of child pornography and the acquisition of access to child pornography. According to a police ...

Police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a case of child pornographic material on the internet. The arrest was made following an evaluation of information received from Europol. According ...

Police in Cyprus have arrested a so-called high value suspect as part of a European operation against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud, Europol said on Monday. The 54...

Marking five years of its ‘No More Ransom’ project, Europol on Monday launched a revamped website that allows easy access to decryption tools and other help in over 30 languages. The ...