Police operations in Cyprus: missing hiker found, suspects arrested in violent crime cases

Cypriot authorities conducted a series of significant operations on November 11, 2026. In the Paphos district, a large-scale search involving police, the Civil Defense, the Game and Fauna Service, and aerial surveillance successfully located a 67-year-old man who went missing while foraging for mushrooms near Stavros tis Psokas. The man was found in good health, though physically exhausted, and was transported to the hospital for medical assessment.

Simultaneously, Paphos police arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with an attempted murder and conspiracy case involving a 74-year-old victim on November 4, 2026. This brings the total number of arrests in the case to three, following the detention of two men aged 28 and 22 earlier in the month. Meanwhile, in Larnaca, police are seeking the public's assistance in locating 21-year-old Abdullah Sendik regarding ongoing investigations into serious crimes. Additionally, one of five individuals previously sought for the assault of a 15-year-old in a Larnaca parking lot has presented himself to the authorities, closing that specific public appeal.

Authorities have also issued a public request for information regarding 49-year-old Michail Kamarligkos, who is wanted in Paphos for serious offenses committed between October 31 and November 10, 2026.