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Five Arrested in Cyprus Murder-for-Hire Plot

Cypriot police arrested five suspects in a murder-for-hire plot linked to Europol intelligence.

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Cypriot police arrested five suspects aged 21, 25, 28, and 22 during a coordinated operation in the Paphos district on Friday. [1] The investigation began after Cypriot police received information through Europol from Danish authorities concerning alleged plans to carry out killings in Cyprus in exchange for payment. [2] The Cypriot Police reported that on 2026-08-27 they arrested a 42-year-old man on a road in Nicosia after he accelerated his vehicle when officers of the Lydra Station signaled him to stop, then attempted to escape by foot and was detained. [3] Police intercepted a vehicle carrying the five suspects and seized a pistol, two knives, gloves, masks, and three mobile phones. [4] The case concerns suspected conspiracy to commit murder and participation in a criminal organisation. [5] Cypriot Police reported that a check showed the vehicle the man was driving had been declared stolen on 2026-08-27 in the Famagusta district, Cyprus. [6] The 42-year-old driver was arrested for flagrant offense and ordered into custody to facilitate the pending interrogations, according to the Cypriot Police. [7] Cypriot Police stated that the registration plates fitted on the car belonged to a different vehicle and that those plates also were recorded as stolen. [8]
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  1. Cypriot police arrested five suspects aged 21, 25, 28, and 22 during a coordinated operation in the Paphos district on Friday. · cyprus-mail.com
  2. The investigation began after Cypriot police received information through Europol from Danish authorities concerning alleged plans to carry out killings in Cyprus in exchange for payment. · cyprus-mail.com
  3. The Cypriot Police reported that on 2026-08-27 they arrested a 42-year-old man on a road in Nicosia after he accelerated his vehicle when officers of the Lydra Station signaled him to stop, then attempted to escape by foot and was detained. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  4. Police intercepted a vehicle carrying the five suspects and seized a pistol, two knives, gloves, masks, and three mobile phones. · cyprus-mail.com
  5. The case concerns suspected conspiracy to commit murder and participation in a criminal organisation. · cyprus-mail.com
  6. Cypriot Police reported that a check showed the vehicle the man was driving had been declared stolen on 2026-08-27 in the Famagusta district, Cyprus. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  7. The 42-year-old driver was arrested for flagrant offense and ordered into custody to facilitate the pending interrogations, according to the Cypriot Police. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
  8. Cypriot Police stated that the registration plates fitted on the car belonged to a different vehicle and that those plates also were recorded as stolen. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα
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