Suspected ringleader in sham marriage network extradited to Cyprus

Six months after the exposure of a major international sham marriage scheme in Cyprus, a 39-year-old Pakistani man, believed to be the ringleader, was arrested in Germany and extradited to Cyprus in the early hours of Friday.

The suspect, who had been residing in Cyprus as a registered student, is alleged to have led a network that organised 133 fake marriages, 107 of which took place at the Aradippou town hall, 25 in Nicosia, and one in Livadia.

The man’s apprehension, under a European arrest warrant...