A new development has emerged in a terrorism investigation being conducted by the Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department (CID), with the arrest of a third-country national who was transferred to Cyprus as part of a coordinated operation.
According to police, the suspect is being investigated for the same offences as those in the existing case, for which three people have already been remanded in custody.
The suspect appeared before the Larnaca District Court, which issued an eight-day detention order.
Suspect transferred to Cyprus in coordinated operation
Larnaca CID chief George Charalambous confirmed that police, in cooperation with other state services, had arrested a third-country national as part of the ongoing terrorism investigation.
"The police, and specifically members of the Larnaca CID in cooperation with other services of the Republic, have proceeded with the arrest of a third-country national in the context of the investigation into the terrorism case," Charalambous said.
He added that the suspect was transferred to Cyprus by Larnaca CID officers following a coordinated operation.
Charalambous said the arrest relates to the same offences being investigated in the existing case, in which three individuals have already been remanded.
The Larnaca CID continues its investigation.
