Cyprus Mail15 Jul 2026

Cyprus arrests three in international crypto fraud investigation

Three individuals have been arrested in Cyprus as part of an international investigation into an alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud network accused of defrauding hundreds of victims in Belgium and the Netherlands of tens of millions of euros.

The arrests were confirmed by police on Wednesday following coordinated operations carried out across Cyprus, Belgium and Greece....

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