A 37-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of today, pursuant to a court warrant, at Larnaca Airport, for the offenses of theft, misappropriation of property by false pretenses, money laundering and others.
The 37-year-old had been arrested in Great Britain, pursuant to a European arrest warrant pending against him, and was extradited to Cyprus.
20 cases are being investigated against the 37-year-old regarding the above offenses, which were committed between 2022 and 2023 in Limassol and Nicosia, where the arrested person allegedly stole sums of money and vehicles, worth a total of €827,400.
Specifically, the 37-year-old allegedly posed as a car importer from abroad and extorted money from citizens interested in purchasing a car without, however, actually importing the vehicles.
The arrested person was taken into custody and is expected to appear before the Limassol District Court this morning for the procedure of issuing a detention order.
TAE Limassol continues the examinations.
