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Police are investigating the origins of €126,360 in cash found hidden in a bathroom safe at a Nicosia home, after the 33-year-old woman living there failed to provide a credible explanation for the money.
Officers from the Drug Law Enforcement Unit (YKAN) searched the home on Sunday, where they discovered the carefully concealed safe. Inside, they found the large sum of money, which immediately raised suspicions. Unable to account for its source, the woman was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of property, while investigators are also looking into possible money laundering.
She was taken to YKAN headquarters for questioning and later released, pending further investigation. Police say she will be summoned at a later date.
Authorities have not disclosed why they were searching the home in the first place, but finding a six-figure sum stashed in a hidden safe is rarely a sign of an impressive savings habit. Investigators are now working to determine where the money came from—and whether the real story is locked away as securely as the cash once was.
