Four arrested for crossing attempt from north with fake ID cards

Four people appeared in court in the north on Friday, accused of having attempted to coordinate a crossing to the Republic using counterfeit German identity cards.

Two of the detainees, a man and his son, who is a minor, allegedly attempted to cross to the Republic at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point at around 1pm on Monday.

Once the police ascertained that the identity cards they had presented were counterfeit, they arrested the pair.

The pair had reportedly obtained...