Police seized prohibited ammunition, military cartridges, an unlicensed firearm and €14,000 in cash during searches of three homes and associated premises in Limassol district on Saturday morning, arresting two men and charging a third.
Officers from the Mobile Immediate Action Unit’s (MMAD) anti-poaching squad carried out the searches under court warrants.
During a search of property belonging to a 39-year-old man, officers found and seized 70 live cartridges of a prohibited type.
The man was taken to the Limassol Criminal Investigation Department (CID), where he was formally charged in writing and released pending a court summons.
At the home and premises of a 47-year-old man, police discovered 33 military cartridges of 7.62mm calibre, which were seized as evidence.
The man was arrested on suspicion of an offence committed in the presence of police and later appeared before Limassol District Court, which ordered his detention for three days.
During a third search, at premises belonging to a 50-year-old man, officers found €14,000 in cash and an unlicensed Flobert-type firearm.
Both the cash and the firearm were seized as evidence, and the 50-year-old was arrested and taken into custody.
The Limassol CID is continuing its investigation.
