The police on Friday announced the arrest of a 25-year-old man who stands accused of having burgled a pharmacy and another shop in Nicosia.

The man was arrested on Thursday and is expected to appear in court later on Friday/

He was found by police to be “in possession of items of clothing” and “could not provide sufficient explanations” regarding their origin. As such he was arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing property.

The burglaries were allegedly committed on Wednesday and Thursday, with the man reportedly having stolen “sums of money and other items”.

The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.