Gambling crackdown

POLICE CRACKED down on illegal gambling on Thursday night when they raided two premises in Paphos and one in Larnaca and arrested and charged the three owners.

In Oroklini, Larnaca  the police raid netted €1045, 1064 chips, 396 playing cards, 22 packs of playing cards, and other objects to do with gambling. The search was conducted in the presence of the property owner.

Ten people were arrested, charged in writing and released. They will be summoned at a later stage to be present in court.

A police search of premises in Peyia, Paphos yielded three oval card tables with green felt and 103 chips. The premise’s owner was charged in writing and released.

The second property searched in the Paphos district was in Chloraka where police confiscated 1639 chips, 520 playing cards and a roulette wheel which was hidden under the floor. Ten people were charged.

 

 

 

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