Two held for trafficking after boat with irregular migrants brought to shore
Two men were remanded in custody for six days by Famagusta district court on Saturday as suspected people traffickers after 17 irregular migrants were brought...
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Boat with nine irregular migrants escorted to Kato Pyrgos
An inflatable boat with nine irregular migrants was spotted in the sea off Kato Pyrgos Tillirias in the early morning hours on Wednesday. According to...
Latest migrant arrivals taken to Pournara, suspected trafficker arrested (Updated)
The 25 migrants whose inflatable boat was intercepted off the Akamas peninsula on Thursday morning were later in the day transferred to the Kokkinotrimithia reception...
Crisis meeting at palace as Frontex reports surge in illegal crossings (update 2)
A series of measures have been decided aimed at reducing the high levels of irregular migration to the Republic, it was announced after an extraordinary...
Irregular migrants found on beach near Polis Chrysochous (updated)
Two unaccompanied minors were among 31 irregular migrants picked up by police from a beach near Polis Chrysochous early on Thursday, the Cyprus News Agency...
Two arrested for assisting illegal entry to Republic
A man aged 22 and a woman aged 54 are under arrest as police investigate a case of aiding illegal entry into the Republic. Police...
Attorney-general orders probe into claims of migrant exploitation
Τhe interior ministry said on Thursday it would not be commenting at this stage on the attorney-general’s decision to launch an investigation into allegations of...
Police probe human-trafficking link in buffer zone twins’ case
Police on Wednesday were investigating whether human traffickers assisted the entry to the Republic of two unaccompanied three-year-old twin girls, one of whom was found...
Focus on plight of unaccompanied minors after teen stabbed in Pournara (Updated)
Police on Thursday said they were investigating a murder attempt after a 15-year-old boy allegedly assaulted another teenager with a knife at the Pournara migrant...
Twelve more arrests in Chlorakas
Paphos police on Monday said they have arrested another twelve people who were found violating the interior ministry decree which prohibits the settlement of additional...
