Stolen luxury cars were found by the Police

Answering a journalist's question about exactly where the cars were located, Mr. Angelidis stated that "they have been located in various places and have been transferred to the Police for examinations".

Asked why the owners of these areas where the cars were found have not been arrested, Mr. Angelidis stated that "the investigations are in the initial stage and the case is in progress and depending on the result of the police investigations, similar actions will be taken" .

As for whether there is a network for the sale of stolen cars in Cyprus, Mr. Angelidis said that he has not mentioned a network, but "all the possibilities will be investigated" and "it is clear that this is a serious case".

As Mr. Angelidis stated in his statements to the journalists today, "in the context of the evaluation and utilization of information, a large-scale operation was carried out today in the provinces of Nicosia and Limassol to detect stolen luxury cars".

"In the operation", continued the Representative of the Police, "members of various services of the Police took part with the cooperation of officials of the Customs Authorities, the Value Added Tax and the Department of Road Transport".

"Specifically, a number of premises and storage areas were searched with court warrants," said Mr. Angelidis, adding that, "from the investigations so far, nine cars have been identified, for which there is evidence that they are stolen from abroad and another fifty-one cars , for which customs duties have not been paid ".

Mr. Angelidis also informed the journalists that "all the stolen vehicles were received as evidence for further examinations in order to fully verify the conditions and circumstances, under which they were transported to Cyprus".

"Furthermore, in a car sales office", said Mr. Angelidis, "a 24-year-old foreigner was located, who was employed illegally and was arrested".

"Also, with a court warrant, his 37-year-old employer was arrested for the crime of illegal employment", added Mr. Angelidis, pointing out that the person in question is being interrogated for locating the cars, ie the nine stolen and the fifty-one, for which no customs duties have been paid ”.

"The operation", stressed Mr. Angelidis, "is part of the general framework for strict enforcement of law and order, the fight against criminal activities and send a clear message that no one is above the law."

Mr. Angelidis also clarified that “the Police always acts with objectivity and determination and operations of a similar nature will be continued and intensified with two main objectives: the enforcement of law and order and the consolidation of the citizens' sense of security and, secondly, the arrest and bring to justice all the wrongdoers ”.

The Headquarters Crime Detection Department ", as Mr. Angelidis stated," continues the examinations at an intensive pace, in collaboration with the other competent services, in the first stage to determine whether there are other stolen cars, or cars for which there are no the duties have been paid ”.

"At the moment," said Mr. Angelidis, "investigations and examinations are ongoing."

Source: KYPE