7 Georgian woman arrested on suspicion of forgery in Paphos

Seven women from Georgia were arrested on Monday afternoon, in south Cyprus in connection with a case of forgery and circulating forged documents.

According to the Paphos migration department, the women were rounded up after receiving a tip-off, migration and social insurance department staff went to a hotel in Paphos around 9am to investigate the information and their visit resulted in the arrest of seven women.

The investigation suggested the women from Georgia presented Greek documents which enabled them to register with the social insurance system and work at the hotel.