The Alicante National Police arrested a fugitive from Russian justice for his alleged participation in a fraud committed within a criminal group. The detainee, a 31-year-old Ukrainian national, was staying in a hotel in the capital Alicante.
The agents of the Citizen Security Brigade of Alicante received information on the possible location of this Ukrainian topicwho is the subject of an international arrest order (OID) issued by Russia for acts committed at the end of 2021, the national police reported in a press release.
The suspect was found and arrested in a hotel in Alicante where he was staying. According to the OID issued by Russia, the detainee would have organized, with another person, a criminal group with the aim of steal funds from third parties by deception and breach of trust.
He posed as an employee of a financial institution and, through various tricks, convinced a victim to transfer him 88,000 rubles (about 850 euros) into a bank account in his name and thus, with his accomplices, he appropriated the money.
Finally, the Central Court of Instruction of Service of Madrid was informed of the arrest, which determined his transfer to the Court of Instruction of Service of Alicante.
