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Ayia Napa lifer’s father’s home targeted with at least eight shots in morning shooting

At least eight shots were fired at the Ormideia home of the 76-year-old father of a man serving a...
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Man, 73, found working in poor conditions at farm; owner held

A Nicosia court on Tuesday remanded a 37-year-old livestock farm owner for six days in an investigation into labour...
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Fake trading sites allegedly supplied from Cyprus and Israel, Europol says

Seven suspects were arrested and more than 100 servers seized on Tuesday in an international operation involving Cyprus against...
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Mazotos cocaine suspect believed part of trafficking network, police say

Larnaca District Court has remanded for eight days a 32-year-old man arrested over more than a kilo of cocaine...
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Police seek woman after €800 taken from man with learning disability

Two women took 800 euros from a 46-year-old man with a learning disability in Larnaca district after telling him...
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Wedding drift car missing; police handed engineless shell

Limassol traffic police are still searching for the racing car used in a wedding-day drift at the Linopetra roundabout...
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Man jailed for 13 years for murdering father in Limassol

Limassol Criminal Court on Tuesday jailed a 48-year-old man for 13 years for murdering his 80-year-old father, Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou,...
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Drug seizures reach about 1,000 kilos as new substances emerge

The Anti-Drugs Unit (YKAN) seized about 1,000 kilos of drugs in Cyprus up to 26 October this year. Cannabis...
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Larnaca man arrested over kilo of cocaine hidden in containers

Police arrested a 32-year-old man in Larnaca district on Monday after finding more than a kilo of cocaine, much...
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Zavrantonas defence closes case, final speeches set for November 17

The defence of Giorgos Christodoulou-Zavrantonas, on retrial at the Nicosia Criminal Court accused of possessing 15 kilos of cocaine...
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Vrysoulles cafe fire investigated as arson as flammable material found

A fire that broke out at a cafe in Vrysoulles in the early hours of Monday was started deliberately,...
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Limassol group attack leaves delivery rider with broken nose (video)

A 22-year-old food delivery rider suffered a broken nose and needed 11 stitches after a group of youths allegedly...
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Man who confessed to killing missing woman had booked flight out of the country

The man who has confessed to killing 61-year-old Olga Vasilieva kept her body at his home for a whole...
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