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Decision on Detention of 5 Arrested in Larnaca Expected Monday

Published January 23, 2026, 16:04
Decision on Detention of 5 Arrested in Larnaca Expected Monday

Five individuals arrested in Larnaca as part of an investigation into a criminal organization will remain in custody until Monday, when the Larnaca District Court will announce its decision on the police's request for an eight-day detention order. The charges against them include participation in a criminal organization, conspiracy, extortion, demanding property under threats, and money laundering, offenses allegedly committed between 2023 and 2025. During searches of the suspects' homes and vehicles, cash, gold jewelry, mobile phones, bulletproof vests, replica pistols, a club, and a firearm were found and confiscated. A 29-year-old was rearrested for the illegal possession of the firearm. One of the suspects, 22, was arrested at the prison where he is being held on attempted murder charges. The defense lawyers of four of the five suspects objected to the request for an eight-day detention.