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The incident involving gunfire directed at a building on Macedonia Street in the suburb of Agios Andreas in Nicosia appears to be linked to an organized criminal group.According to preliminary information, an individual inside a moving vehicle fired shots towards the said building. The vehicle, desc

A sum of 2,735 euros and 10 sheets of paper soaked in a synthetic narcotic substance were discovered in the possession of a 59-year-old chief prison officer of the Central Prisons, who was arrested yesterday morning by the Drug Enforcement Unit (YKAN).The individual in question was intercepted for i

The Ministry of Justice is preparing a draft law allowing for the establishment of a detention centre for juveniles, operated by private interests, according to Phileleftheros. Currently no juvenile convicts are being held in the Central Prisons. However, three individuals under the age of 18 are de

Two inmates from Central Prisons were communicating through SMS messages. with one of them having interactions, as alleged by the police, from his cell with an individual arrested for drug-related charges. Furthermore, it has come to light that this inmate had on his mobile phone the affidavit of th

Unimplemented since 2021, legislation addressing the conflict of minors with the law remains in limbo, allowing the detention of underage individuals in adult prisons.As of August 22, 2023, according to data from the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of the Child, a minor under the age o

Secretary of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Ayo Opadokun, yesterday mourned the demise of pro-democracy activist and former general

Today, the Limassol Criminal Court imposed an immediate 9-year prison sentence on the 53-year-old defendant in the case involving the discovery of 13 kilograms of cannabis in a travel suitcase within the vehicle he was driving on September 10, 2023.The defendant, who admitted to the charges of posse

As of Monday, the first draft of findings regarding the complaint against Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides is in the hands of the Independent Authority Against Corruption.Angelides, accused of suspending criminal prosecution against three individuals he had previously represented as a lawyer

Police on Monday arrested a prison guard who was caught trying to smuggle drugs into the Central Prisons in Nicosia.According to philenews, the suspect was intercepted inside his car on Monday night while going to work.Inside the vehicle, police found nine A4-sized adhesive sheets containing a subst

Two mobile phones were discovered yesterday morning during searches conducted in cells of convicts at the Central Prisons, according to reports.The Police initiated impromptu searches after obtaining information that raised suspicions about convicts possibly being involved in the two recent crimes i