The group of five people who defrauded the Shkodra businessman , 3 of whom were arrested, are suspected of being part of the group of the most wanted person for fraud, Florian Gjergji .
On Sunday, police arrested Krenar Toromeni, Ilia Gjini and Artur Lecin , who had contacted the businessman on the 'Viber' application with an unregistered number and introduced themselves as a close friend of Tonin Marinaj , the mayor of the municipality in Malësia e Madhe.
The arrested demanded a sum of 40 thousand euros , claiming that they would deliver it to Marinaj and he would return it within a few days.
According to the businessman, he gave the money in good faith and in the evening, after calling Tonin Marinaj to ask if he had received the money, he realized that he had been deceived.
After reporting the crime to the police, the perpetrators were identified by surveillance cameras at a business near Rinas, where the money was given.