Cyprus Mail
Cyprus

Two arrested for assisting illegal entry to Republic

handcuffs 03

A man aged 22 and a woman aged 54 are under arrest as police investigate a case of aiding illegal entry into the Republic.

Police said the two were arrested on Thursday evening after they stopped a car driven by the man, with the woman as co-driver. Also in the car were two women aged 26 and 23 who told police they had crossed over into the Republic from the north on March 23.

They said they had met the man and woman by chance and had asked them to transfer them to a reception centre for irregular migrants in the Nicosia district.

Officers at Oroklini police station are continuing their investigation.

 

Follow the Cyprus Mail on Google News

Related Posts

Court orders new report into deaths of 35 Cypriots

Tom Cleaver

A festival all about women

Eleni Philippou

Eight arrests made over Lakatamia attempted murder

Tom Cleaver

Three cars destroyed by arson in Limassol

Tom Cleaver

Extreme balance: a contortionist’s story

Theo Panayides

Two arrested with 80 grams of cannabis

Tom Cleaver