Peyia police station will ‘stem rising crime’

THE NEW police station at Peyia will help “maintain social calm” in an area of rapid development and expansion, Justice Minister Nicos Koshis said yesterday.

Koshis was speaking after officially opening the new station near Paphos. Police there will be responsible for patrolling an area of 109 square kilometres, including Peyia itself and the villages of Akoursos, Kato Arodhes, Pano Arodhes, Kathikas and Kissonerga. The total population of the area is over 3,000.

The area is also swollen during the tourist season by around 400,000 visitors to the seven hotels and 30 holiday apartment complexes in the area. In addition, there are around 100 secondary residences in the nearby Akamas area.

The strengthening of the police presence in the area would, Koshis added, “prevent criminals, thieves, robbers and drug pushers from taking advantage of the fertile conditions created by such rapid growth.”

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