Laws against match-fixing badly needed, police chief says
Legislation against match-fixing in Cyprus is badly needed, Police Chief Kypros Michaelides said on Wednesday, calling for greater surveillance powers for the force as the...
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Case dropped against suspects in gangland murder attempt (Updated)
On orders from the attorney-general, prosecutors on Monday stayed proceedings in a case involving a plot to murder local gangland figure Alexis Mavromichalis or Alexoui....
EU official holds meetings over cybercrime
European Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King is set visit Cyprus on Tuesday and meet with Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou. The two are set...
Arms uncovered as part of underworld crackdown
A revolver, a hand gun and 107 live rounds, all in usable condition were located around noon at the Polemidia water reservoir as part of...
Police brief Disy on underworld crackdown
Ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou and a delegation from the party on Wednesday visited police headquarters in Nicosia, receiving a briefing on the police force’s...
‘Police officers thought extortion was just free trade of alcohol’
The ministry of justice and police decided to launch a campaign against organised crime this week because links between the sale of alcoholic drinks and...
Arrests made in fight against organised crime (Update 2)
Police over the past couple of days have arrested several people and seized drugs and offensive weapons as part of a continuing crackdown on...
Suspected crime gang member arrested
A 30-year-old man who had been wanted by the police for a number of cases was arrested on Wednesday in Mandria in Paphos following a...
Paphos mayor, minister and police chief to battle it out
As Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonas showed no signs of relenting in his accusations against police, the House legal committee decided on Wednesday that next week’s...
Police question 18 over links to organised crime (Update 4)
Police on Wednesday were questioning 18 suspects arrested in Larnaca overnight for suspected links to a criminal organisation and money laundering as a crackdown on...
Police HQ on guard over possible attack – reports
The police headquarters was on guard early on Sunday, following a tip-off related to a possible attack against officers and premises of the force, reports...
Police: not all angels but Paphos mayor needs to back up his claims
By Evie Andreou Police officers on Saturday called on Paphos Mayor, Phedon Phedonos, to submit to the force’s internal audit service any evidence of corruption,...
Under attack, police hit back
POLICE on Friday hit back at claims there had been an unprecedented rise in serious felonies as the Paphos mayor accused some members of the...
Phedonos says he knows who’s making underworld’s bombs
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos continued his tirade against the police force on Wednesday, when he again accused authorities of not acting on information he had...
Police shooting suspect was planning a drugs-related murder
A suspect arrested for shooting and critically injuring a police officer had been planning a murder before they were spotted by a patrol, prompting a...
People involved in organised crime ‘to feel police presence’
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Tuesday that police will be cracking down on organised crime following an incident in Limassol in which two officers...
Mayor says police ignored his evidence against shooting suspect
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos accused the police on Monday of doing nothing about a suspected underworld figure despite him personally informing the leadership and the...
An explosive form of intimidation
The car bomb which killed 53-year-old investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta two weeks ago has highlighted the frightening frequency with which explosives...
UK says WhatsApp lets paedophiles operate beyond the law
Britain said WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption communication services allowed paedophiles and organised crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law and called on the...
‘Organised crime and corruption inseparable’
Cyprus’ top police officer on Thursday acknowledged the existence of corruption in the force, but said rooting it out would need a holistic approach and...
