Bases police arrest two for illegal gambling

Police in the British bases arrested two people whom they suspect of having engaged in illegal gambling activities, they announced on Thursday.

They said the arrests took place in the village of Dasaki Achnas on September 26, with the owner of a betting shop targeted in an online sting and one customer both having been arrested. One of the men arrested is from Dasaki Achnas and the other is from the nearby village of Avgorou.

In addition, they said, they made “multiple seizures” of equipment used to carry out the crime.