Greek Cypriot authorities are looking for a Turkish Cypriot man who attempted to smuggle two Africans across the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint in the boot of his car.

During a routine checks of drivers, police stopped the man’s car. He jumped out of vehicle and fled. 

The Turkish Cypriot in the incident that occurred on Tuesday then man abandoned his car at the checkpoint and fled. A warrant for his arrest has been issued.

Police then found the two individuals in the boot of the car and they immediately asked asylum, the paper added.

The man had hidden the two in the boot of his car as he attempted to cross from north Cyprus to south Cyprus. 

According to a report by Greek Cypriot daily, Phileleftheros, the two foreigners, both from the Congo, have applied for asylum and have been transferred to the temporary accommodation centre for refugees at Kokkinotrimithia, south Cyprus.