At the Larnaca airport, shortly before his departure for a foreign country, a 40-year-old man was arrested by members of the Police, suspected of being investigated for fraud and the embezzlement of a large sum of money. The suspect was arrested shortly after the fraud case was reported to the Police, while a large amount of money was found in his possession.
Specifically, around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, a 30-year-old man reported to the Police that, last Thursday, October 20, he agreed to buy from the 40-year-old suspect, a car, which the suspect imported from a European country. To buy the car, the 30-year-old complainant paid the suspect the sum of 36 thousand euros in cash.
The 30-year-old, however, was informed yesterday by the Department of Road Transport that the car sold to him by the 40-year-old could not be registered in Cyprus, since it is allegedly under a hire purchase regime in another European country, and he filed a complaint with the TAE of Limassol.
Shortly after 6.30 on Monday afternoon, the 40-year-old went to Larnaca airport, together with a second man, aged 58, to depart on a flight abroad. In his possession, as well as in the possession of the 58-year-old, the sums of money totaling 24,400 Euros, 2,020 US Dollars, and 4,699 Romanian Leu were found and seized for investigation purposes.
The 40-year-old suspect was arrested on a warrant and was taken into custody for the purposes of police examinations, while the 58-year-old was interrogated in writing and then released, since no evidence against him was found.
The case is being investigated by the TAE Limassol.
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