Larnaca and Nicosia businessmen arrested in organised crime operation spanning three years

Larnaca CID arrested four people on Wednesday in a coordinated operation across Larnaca and Nicosia districts on suspicion of organised crime, kidnapping, extortion, weapons offences and money laundering.

A complaint by an elderly man who alleged he was extorted out of money between 2021 and 2024 — including through threats — triggered the major organised crime operation across Larnaca and Nicosia districts, according to Phileleftheros sources....