Yesterday, Wednesday October 23, police officers from the regional security zone of the city of Guercif, in coordination with the interests of the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance, were able to arrest an 18-year-old person suspected of being linked. to a criminal network active in fraud, deception and identity theft of persons regulated by law.
The suspect was the subject of two nationwide searches issued by the Guercif Judicial Police and the National Division of the Judicial Police, suspected of being linked to a criminal network dismantled last July, and nine of its members were arrested. arrested on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent acts.
According to investigation data, the suspects telephoned the victims and posed as public officials and officials of private institutions, in order to seize their banking details under the pretext of allowing them to obtain cash prizes or assistance social, before having the intention to defraud. use this data and enter sums of money from their bank accounts.
The recently arrested suspect was placed in theoretical custody pending a judicial investigation supervised by the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office, in order to determine the remaining possible extensions of this criminal activity, as well as to reveal all criminal acts attributed to the interested.
