SBA police make 34 arrests in week of road, drug and rescue operations
Sovereign Base Areas police reported 34 arrests, drug investigations, traffic penalties, a sea rescue and a suspected arson inquiry.
Dhekelia, Cyprus. Sovereign Base Areas police made 34 arrests over the past week for a range of offences, including eight arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Drug and traffic enforcement
Police are investigating four separate drug cases, three involving suspected cocaine.
Officers also conducted 30 road safety campaigns across the Sovereign Base Areas, issuing 63 fixed penalties for traffic offences and carrying out 25 breath tests.
Sea rescue operation
SBA police joined the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and Cyprus police in a search and rescue operation in the Dhekelia area early on Saturday.
Rescuers located two men, aged 25 and 37, about 1.5 nautical miles offshore. Both men were unharmed.
Temporary Superintendent Melina Papagregoriou urged beachgoers to remain alert to changing sea and weather conditions and avoid unnecessary risks. The warning followed several drowning incidents in Cyprus, including the death of a 72-year-old man in the Dhekelia area on August 17.
Suspected arson investigation
Police are investigating a suspected arson attack after a vehicle was deliberately targeted on Sunday morning.
Papagregoriou said the fire spread to a second nearby parked vehicle. Police are investigating the motive and circumstances of the incident.
She described the past week as demanding, with officers responding to emergencies, drug cases, dangerous driving and serious criminal investigations.
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