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Two men, aged 46 and 35, were remanded in custody today by the Larnaca District Court and directly committed for trial on July 1 in connection with a

Members of the police drug squad Ykan followed for over 24 hours the two men who were arrested and remanded for the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever found in Cyprus. The bust occurred on Monday when officers found guns and explosives at a cemetery in Oroklini, some being…

Prison guards at the Central Prisons foiled a drug smuggling attempt during a cell search uncovering a mobile phone and three sheets of A4 paper laced with synthetic cannabinoids.Authorities routinely conduct checks in all prison wings to combat mobile phone and drug use. This latest discovery mirro

The request for an 8-day remand of the suspects in relation to the attempted murder of 34-year-old Demetris Andronikou (Demetroui) in Anthoupoli has been approved for the TAΕ of Nicosia and the other three suspects.This concerns the 43-year-old who is serving a lengthy prison sentence at the Central

Officials said that after the recovery of multiple cell phones during routine searches, a thorough sweep of the prison was conducted recently over a span of three weeks. Sources said that during this search, “dozens” of phones and SIM cards were recovered either hidden on prison premises or from the inmates.

A prisoner who escaped from police custody earlier today was recaptured in the Agios Dometios area of Nicosia within an hour, police said.The suspect, who is being held on drug trafficking charges, was spotted by officers combing the area after his photo was circulated via an internal police alert s

The Court of Appeal reserved its decision regarding the appeal of 82-year-old grandfather Chrysanthos, who was sentenced initially to an immediate two-and-a-half-year prison term for shooting an intruder on his property.During yesterdays proceedings before the appellate court, lawyer Maria Neophyto

Kota Kinabalu: A total of 142 prisoners in Sabah have been offered early release under the Licensed Prisoner Release Programme (PBSL), which was simultaneously conducted nationwide on Thursday.

Denying all charges brought against him, the 44-year-old defendant in the

In a major issue, the effort to cover the critical infrastructure of the Republic of Cyprus from all kinds of aggressive operations with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) seems to be unfolding.This is because both competitions to install an anti-drone shield in important state installations have not