Three individuals arrested for not having residence permits after police receives a noise complaint

Three individuals were found living in north Cyprus without a student resident permit and arrested when police visited an apartment in Lefkosa over noise complaint.

The individuals, FEV, 27, ACA, 34 and MA, 21 were identified and arrested at around 4:00 PM, on Wednesday December 4 when the police received a complaint of noise coming out of an apartment located on Şht. İsmail Mustafa Street in Lefkosa.

They were brought before the Lefkosa district court on Thursday on charges of living in the country without a resident permit.

Police officer who testified in court said they were arrested when police teams from the Lefkosa branch visited an apartment on Şht. İsmail Mustafa Street following a noise complaint. 

During the inspection, it was found that FEV had been staying without a permit since November 29, 2023 (371 days), ACA since January 23, 2022 (1,046 days), and MA since August 16, 2022 (841 days).

The officer requested that they be detained for one day to investigate the suspects' status with the Ministry of the Interior.