Police arrest man in Limassol in connection to child porn following Europol tip-off

Police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a case of child pornographic material on the internet.

The arrest was made following an evaluation of information received from Europol.

According to a police statement, the evaluation of the information revealed that a particular user of an account on a social networking platform uploaded files with child sexual abuse material on the internet.

Then, as stated, an investigation was carried out, based on a court warrant, at the home of 27-year-old in Limassol, where a mobile phone and a laptop computer were found and seized for further scientific tests.

The 27-year-old was arrested, based on a court warrant, and brought before the Limassol district court, which issued a four-day detention order, while he allegedly admitted to committing the offences.

The cybercrime unit is continuing its investigations.