Limassol district court on Thursday ordered two women remanded in police custody, after their arrest on suspicion of fraud.

The two suspects will be held in police custody for five days as investigations continue.

Police had arrested a 53-year-old woman on Wednesday evening, in connection with four cases of fraud and embezzlement of over €150,000 in total, being investigated by Limassol police.

This was the second person to be arrested. Earlier on Wednesday, at around noon, a 44-year-old woman was placed under arrest.

According to the police, between October 2023 and May 2025, the two women allegedly extorted the money from members of the public under false pretenses.

The victims reported that they had been promised help to receive compensation for and sell their properties in the north.