Drug tests for drivers to be done with blood
Tests for people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs will in some cases be carried out by taking blood samples, should a new bill proposed by the transport ...
Police officer suspended after positive narcotest
A police officer has been suspended after she tested positive during a narcotest, an announcement from Limassol police said on Friday.
According to the police, the woman was found positive ...
Mandatory narcotests for mobile traffic camera operators
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou on Wednesday ordered all staff working with mobile traffic cameras to undergo a narcotest before they are hired.
His decision came a day after a mobile ...
Mobile camera operator in Limassol found positive to initial narcotest
A mobile traffic camera operator in Limassol was found positive to a preliminary narcotest, police said on Tuesday night.
According to authorities, a citizen complained to them that the vehicle ...
Arrest for drug driving
A 26-year-old was caught under the influence of drugs and with 1.3 g of cannabis, police in Paphos said on Wednesday.
According to police, the individual was stopped by an officer ...
Police double use of narcotests
The number of narcotests carried out by the police has doubled in the last year although complaints have been made about how these are carried out.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...
Driver crashes into police car going at 164km/h, tests positive to narcotest
A 25-year-old driver crashed into a police vehicle on the Limassol – Nicosia highway after ignoring calls to pull over when he was caught speeding at 164km/h, police said on ...
Police begin crackdown on drunk and high drivers
Police will go tough with its crackdown on drunk drivers starting Monday, as well as those driving under the influence of drugs.
According to an announcement, starting Monday through to ...
Two arrests after €700 stolen from a church
Two people, aged 28 and 34, wanted for church burglaries have been arrested late on Tuesday after the oldest was caught driving without a licence and under the influence of drugs in ...
Two arrested after knives found, driver tests positive for drugs
Two men, aged 26, were arrested on Friday for knife possession and driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos.
The arrest came as traffic officers who were carrying out checks ...
Police investigating 12 drug-driving incidents
Police are investigating 12 cases of driving under the influence of drugs after traffic checks carried out in the two-week period of April 10 to 27.
In an announcement on Tuesday, they said ...
Fifteen caught driving under influence of drugs in past ten days
Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs increases the risk of causing an accident, police said on Wednesday after they caught 15 people driving while on drugs in the last ...
Police campaign sees 11 booked after positive narcotests
A total of 11 drivers were found driving under the influence of drugs during a two-week police campaign that finished on Sunday.
At around 1am on Sunday a 28-year-old driver was ...
Coronavirus: Random check on driver leads to string of violations
Paphos police on Sunday evening arrested a man for traffic violations, driving under the influence of drugs and violating coronavirus measures.
At around 8pm on Sunday, officers stopped a car ...
Eight drivers test positive to narcotest in less than two weeks
Eight drivers have been found positive for a narcotest since January 13, the police said on Sunday.
In one case, early on Sunday morning a Nicosia driver failed to stop when ...