Operation 'Mesh': 26 arrests and €500,000 asset seizure in Cyprus
Cyprus Police arrested 26 people in a nationwide operation against organised crime, with seizures of cash, weapons and drugs.
26 arrests in Operation 'Mesh' against organised crime
Twenty-six people were remanded in custody today as part of a nationwide police operation codenamed "Mesh", which targeted organised crime and drug trafficking, according to news.rik.cy.
The operation was conducted under the coordination of the Organised Crime Directorate. A total of 27 searches were carried out at residences, business premises, vehicles and cells at the Central Prisons.
Among the items seized were cash totalling €25,000, weapons, ammunition, mobile phones and quantities of narcotic substances.
In cooperation with MOKAS, asset freezing orders were secured for property valued at €400,000, as well as an additional cash sum of €100,000.
Police stated that the aim is the complete dismantling of criminal networks and the removal of their illegal proceeds, emphasising that action against organised crime is "continuous, targeted and multi-level".
Source: Google News CY — Crime (el)