Fourth arrest in AIGIS operation in Cyprus over alleged explosive conspiracy
A 32-year-old was taken into custody after a court warrant, joining three earlier Nicosia arrests.
A fourth person was arrested in Cyprus as part of a police operation codenamed AIGIS on Tuesday night.
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested on a court warrant in connection with an ongoing investigation into conspiracy to commit murder and other felonies, illegal possession and transportation of explosives, participation in a criminal organisation and money laundering, as well as entering the Republic from a prohibited port.
Earlier on Tuesday, three people aged 36, 48 and 70 were arrested in Nicosia in connection with the same operation.
Local media reported that the alleged target is a man previously convicted of murder who settled in a Limassol village after his release.
The operation was carried out by the directorate for combatting organised crime based on an evaluation of intelligence as part of intensified action against organised crime.
All four suspects remain in custody pending interrogation and are expected to appear before the Nicosia district court on Wednesday, police said.
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Source:
Cyprus Mail