A 28 -year -old Greek was identified and arrested by executives of the Mytilene Criminal Prosecution and Criminal Crimes yesterday morning at Mytilene Airport while attempting to leave the island.

He was filed against him that included the offenses of joining and participating in a criminal organization and fraud (accomplished and in an attempt). The police seized, tickets, documents, mobile phone and the sum of 900 euros in his possession, money, which as he was determined came from illegal activity were seized.

According to survey data, members of this circuit contacted the previous two -day two -day phone (one 89 -year -old and one 88 -year -old), in the village of Panagiouda and in the city of Mytilene, declaring doctors and with the pretext of the immediate need for surgery to surgery. of 3,500 euros and 34 gold pounds, while unsuccessfully attempted to detach the same amount of money from the 88 -year -old.

It should be noted that the 28 -year -old went to a predetermined meeting point with the 89 -year -old in the Panagioudas area, but failed to get his money and pounds, as it was realized that it was a fraud.

During the investigation of these cases it was revealed that the 28 -year -old joined a criminal group, consisting of at least five more people, with a specific structure, constant action and distinct roles, with the sole purpose of deceiving citizens to obtain illegal economic benefit.

How did they act

In terms of their methodology, the members of this circuit communicated by telephone with unsuspecting citizens of mainly advanced age, pretending to be physicians and citing the need to deal with medical issues of their relatives, demanded the immediate payment of large sums of money and valuables.

The police investigation also revealed that the perpetrator himself is involved in another fraud case, which took place on October 7 in Crete, where he received a sum of 15,300 euros in the same way.

In the ongoing investigations, the Police Department of Phaistos of Heraklion, Crete, assisted.