Third suspect arrested in credit card details investigation
Police arrested a 25-year-old on Thursday in an investigation into the extraction and illegal use of credit card details, with two others already in custody.
Nicosia, Cyprus. A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, becoming the third person detained in an investigation into the extraction and illegal use of credit card details.
Arrest and searches
The man was arrested under an outstanding warrant after he was seen driving his car on the motorway linking Limassol and Nicosia on Thursday morning. Traffic police officers pulled him over and arrested him to facilitate investigations.
Police found four cheques, three mobile phones and eight credit cards in his possession, all belonging to other people.
During a search of his residence in Nicosia, police found and confiscated a mobile phone and 520 packs of soft drinks and water.
The 25-year-old is due to appear before Nicosia district court on Friday for a remand order.
Two other suspects remain in custody
Two other people, aged 29 and 18, have been in custody since September 29 following complaints about the use of credit cards and online purchases without the owners’ consent.
The pair appeared before Nicosia district court on Thursday, which renewed their remand orders for a further eight days.
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