In the arrest of three persons, were arrested last night by the police, to facilitate the interrogations in connection with an investigated case of assisting illegal entry into the territory of the Republic.
They are three men aged 27, 25 and 34, who were arrested under court warrants and detained.
Specifically, at around 7.20pm yesterday, members of the Police, who were on patrol in the Larnaca district, spotted three persons in an open area, who were carrying travel luggage. The presence of the three persons aroused the suspicion of the police officers, who placed the area under discreet surveillance.
Some time later, a car in which two persons were seen approaching the area. After the three boarded the said vehicle, they left the scene.
Officers followed the vehicle and despite the Rizoelia roundabout signaled the driver to stop for inspection. However, the driver, gaining speed, tried to flee towards Nicosia.
Police members continued to follow the suspect vehicle, which resulted in stopping it on a road, in Strovolos.
[/P]Subsequent investigations revealed that the driver of the vehicle was a 25-year-old man, who was arrested for the automatic offence of reckless and dangerous driving and failure to stop after a police signal.
[/P][BR][BR][/P]Four other persons, aged 25, 34, 37 and 20, were also found inside the vehicle. Examinations carried out revealed that 37-year-old and 20-year-old, entered Cyprus illegally. As they allegedly told the police, they arrived in Cyprus, via an illegal airport in the occupied territories and from there an unknown person transported them to the free areas.[/B]
37-year-old and 20-year-old expressed their intention to apply for political asylum and as a result, they were transferred to the "Pournara" Hospitality Centre.
Against the others, judicial arrest warrants were issued, pursuant to which they were arrested for facilitating investigations into the offences of conspiracy to commit a felony and a misdemeanour and facilitating the illegal entry, stay or transit through the territory of the Republic.
The Larnaca CID in cooperation with the Oroklini Police Station are investigating the case.
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