The 50-year-old Georgian arrested on suspicion of 7 burglaries with loot 1.300,000 euros, in Limassol and Nicosia.
He was brought before the Limassol District Court which issued a 5-day detention order against him to facilitate investigations.
According to information, the 50-year-old man is allegedly a member of a mobile criminal group operating in several European countries.
At the scenes of two of the burglaries, which reportedly occurred between April 2017 and August 2018, unknown genetic material was detected which was received and sent for scientific testing in Switzerland.
The 50-year-old was identified as the perpetrator and a European Arrest Warrant was issued resulting in his arrest in Italy where he was recently located and subsequently extradited to Cyprus.
It is noted that for the 7 cases of burglary and theft, three other persons had been arrested, who are under trial at the Central Prison and are currently undergoing legal proceedings.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times[/URL] report,[/B] members of the police travelled to Italy where they accompanied him to Cyprus yesterday where he was arrested upon his arrival on the island.
Limassol CID and Nicosia CID are continuing their investigations.
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