PAPHOS police said yesterday they had increased the number of patrols in rural areas during the summer months due to the risk of forest fires.
In cooperation with the forestry department and with Church funding, police have obtained four motorbikes, which are being used by officers to patrol high-risk areas.
“We received the bikes around 20 days ago and they are being used by officers from police headquarters in Paphos as well as officers from Paphos airport,” Paphos police spokesman Nicos Tsappis said.
The aim is to prevent forest fires, to help catch anyone who might want to set a fire and to generally help in protecting the environment, he added.
“These measures are taken during the summer months when the police are faced with the problem of forest fires,” Tsappis concluded.
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