An antiquities smuggler was caught red-handed yesterday, Monday, in the Kouklia area. Specifically, around 6:30 p.m., the police received a tip that an individual was in possession of a metal detector and a pickaxe and was working near an archaeological site in the Kouklia area.
Officers from the local police station went to the area, where they found a 41-year-old Greek Cypriot from the Paphos district in possession of the aforementioned items. At the same time, excavations were discovered at the same site.
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The Paphos Criminal Investigation Department took over the investigation, while the suspect was arrested under a court warrant for the offenses of illegal excavation for the purpose of discovering antiquities and possession of a metal detector without a permit; he is scheduled to be charged today incourt.
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