Nine people were arrested by the Turkish Cypriot police near the village of Phyllia on Wednesday evening after being found attempting to illegally cross the Green Line into the Republic.
Phyllia is situated east of Morphou and sits opposite Peristerona and Akaki.
The police found two vehicles attempting to drive southwards across the Green Line at around 8.30pm, with nine people, eight men and one woman, being arrested.
During questioning,
