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Three detained for fraud in Tbilisi

The crime is punishable from four to seven years in prison. Photo: Shot from interior ministry video

Agenda.ge, 15 Dec 2020 - 22:57, Tbilisi,Georgia

Police have detained three individuals for fraud in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi earlier today.

The individuals identified as G.Gh., I.D. and V.M. published photos of vehicles on Myauto.ge web portal with a price lower than the market cost.

The Interior Ministry released video footage of the detention:

Then they fraudulently forced the buyers to transfer part of money to their bank accounts. Afterwards they got rid of mobile SIM cards to avoid being tracked.

The crime is punishable from four to seven years in prison.

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