A resident of the capital filed a complaint with the police, stating that on March 5 he handed over $40,000 in hopes of a profitable joint venture, but was deceived.
A case was initiated under Article 209 ("Fraud") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Law enforcement agencies detained U.M., born in 1989, who was placed in a temporary detention facility.
During the investigation, it was established that the detainee may be involved in a number of similar crimes. The police believe that there may be more victims, so they urge anyone who has encountered fraud or has additional information to contact the following numbers: 0 (500) 633-927, 0 (773) 097-185, or 102.
