Accompanied by members of the Police, he arrived in Cyprus and A 42-year-old wanted former well-known football player was arrested
A 42-year-old man arrived in Cyprus on a flight from Greece yesterday, accompanied by members of the Police, who wanted in connection with an investigated case of theft of bank checks, forgery, and embezzlement of money with false representations.
Upon their arrival in Cyprus, the members of the Police proceeded to arrest the 42-year-old suspect, who was taken into custody, for the purpose of police investigations. Today he is expected to be brought before the District Court.
A well-known Cypriot former football player who played in a big team was arrested in Greece
As reported in a previous report by the Cyprus Times, the well-known former footballer allegedly stole checks worth more than 200 euros from an agency in Nicosia and from his former partner and then, after redeeming them, became "smoke".
A European arrest warrant was pending against the 42-year-old for 7 cases of forgery and theft of checks, an offense committed in Cyprus in 2009.
The 42-year-old was arrested in Greece, by the country's authorities, based on a European Warrant issued by the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus. A court procedure followed in which the Judicial Authorities of Greece decided to extradite the suspect to the Authorities of Cyprus.
After the decision to extradite the 42-year-old wanted man to Cyprus, members of the Nicosia Police Department went to Greece, from where yesterday afternoon, they accompanied him by air to Cyprus. Upon arrival at the airport, TAE members proceeded to arrest the suspect, with a court warrant issued for the purpose of investigating the case.
The case is being investigated by the Nicosia TAE.