The two men were arrested this evening while attempting a burglary in Nicosia . Both said they were from Turkey, aged 17 and 22 years.
Once arrested and interrogated, allegedly admitted another 19 cases of burglaries and thefts, while allegedly coming and going in the last 10 months from the occupied to the free areas, and proceeded to burglaries.
According to reports, the two suspects coming and going from the occupied to the free areas of the Ledra Palace checkpoint point, which is "controlled" by the United Nations.