Cyprus News:Coin con foiled in Larnaca

The alertness of a Larnaca antique dealer led to the arrest of a 26-year-old suspected of theft. On Tuesday afternoon a man entered the dealer’s shop and offered a number of collector coins for sale. This struck the owner as suspicious and he called the police.

Police officers found that the coins had been stolen and arrested the man on suspicion of theft. On April 15, police had received a complaint that coins worth €9,000 had been stolen from a man’s car. It is believed that these are the ones found in the suspect’s possession. He is expected to appear in court for a remand hearing later on.