Police arrested five people in the early hours of Wednesday over an armed robbery in which masked intruders tied up a couple in their home in Limassol and took cash and gold jewellery worth more than 100,000 euros.
Two more people are wanted in connection with the case. Limassol CID secured evidence against seven people in total, and a court issued arrest warrants for all of them. The five suspects, who were detained after their arrest, are expected to appear before Limassol District Court for a remand order.
Under questioning, the suspects made various claims, which the authorities are investigating, philenews understands. During a search of a house in Limassol under a court warrant, police found and seized clothing and tools believed to have possibly been used in the robbery.
The robbery took place at around 3am on October 8 in Sfalangiotissa, when five people with their faces covered broke into the home of a 43-year-old businessman and his 36-year-old wife while the couple slept.
According to the complaint, the intruders were armed with knives and a pistol. They overpowered the man and bound him with adhesive tape and plastic cable ties, then forced his wife to open a safe in the bedroom.
They took about 5,000 euros in cash, 1,000 dollars and various items of valuable jewellery from the safe, then tied up the woman with plastic tape and left the house.
