Crime

A 61-year-old was remanded by the Famagusta District Court for five days, on suspicion of scamming another individual out of thousands of euros, authorities said on Saturday. The 61-year-old claimed ...

The Limassol District Court on Saturday issued an eight-day remand for two men, suspected of receiving nine kilograms of cannabis from abroad. According to police, the two men, 25 and 22, were ...

Two men were arrested on Friday after a total of nine kilograms worth of cannabis was found by police in packages sent to Cyprus from abroad. The pair, aged 25 and 22 ...

The 47-year-old man accused of attacking two others with a machete sent threatening texts to the girlfriend of one of his victims, it emerged on Friday. The nature of the ...

A 42-year-old man was handed an eight-day remand on Friday, accused of facilitating the illegal transportation of irregular migrants to Cyprus. The remand is related to the detection of two ...

A 42-year-old Greek Cypriot was arrested at the Pergamos crossing point in the north after being found to have been using forged car insurance documents. Further inspection of his vehicle ...

A woman appeared in court in Famagusta on Friday accused of beating a 100-year-old resident of the care home at which she works. The incident came to light after the 100...

Three men appeared in court in the north on Thursday, accused of selling lottery tickets and scratch cards from the Republic. Speaking in court, the police’s representative said one ...

A 32-year-old man was arrested in the north on Thursday after allegedly pulling a knife on a barman. He reportedly got into a disagreement with the barman over the price ...

There was an explosion at the entrance of a medical clinic in Aradippou in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to police, the explosion took place at around 1am. ...

An Egyptian national who was in prison in Cyprus died in the early hours of Thursday morning. The man, aged 57, had reportedly been suffering from “chronic and serious medical problems” ...

Police in Larnaca arrested three men for “acting suspiciously” before the start of Wednesday night’s football match between Anorthosis and Apollon. The trio, two of whom are 28 years old ...

A jewellery shop in Paphos was burgled in the early hours of Thursday morning. The shop, which is located in the centre of the town, was broken into at around 1:45...

All members of the Contractors Council should face criminal charges for negligence in failing to properly carry out their duties, Paphos Mayor Phedon Phedonos charged on Wednesday. Speaking during a ...

A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in jail for bringing drugs into the country, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the man was arrested with a 38-year-old woman ...

By Rony Junior El Daccache The drugs squad, Ykan, are hunting for two suspects in Emba who escaped after a car chase in a case involving a large quantity of ...

Police arrested a 30-year-old man for a spate of burglaries in Paphos going back almost a decade, authorities said on Wednesday. According to police, officers received an anonymous tip about ...

A member of the Ndrangheta Marando who was living in the north was declared persona non grata by the north’s authorities on Wednesday. The man, named as 76-year-old Sebastiano ...

Two of the men arrested in connection with the finding of a 2,600-year-old statue in a sheep pen in Marathovounos appeared in court in the north on Tuesday. The pair ...

Two men appeared in court in the north on Monday, charged with having smuggled four people into the British base in Dhekelia in November. It is alleged that the pair ...

A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday after having been found guilty of sexually abusing a child. The ruling was handed down at the Larnaca Criminal ...

Limassol police arrested four persons in the early hours on Tuesday while burglary tools were found in their vehicle. According to the police, officers on motorised patrol noticed the suspects’ ...

A criminal case was registered on Monday against a 25-year-old man for burglary of a church in Latchi. The District Court of Paphos ordered that the man remain in custody ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Monday, accused of having impersonated a police officer to steal £1,000 (€1,171) from a bureau de change. Speaking in court, police officer Alpaslan ...