AKIPRESS.COM - The Oktyabrsky District Police Department in Bishkek announced the arrest of a suspect in a major fraud investigation on March 18.

According to the official report, a victim filed a complaint stating that he had paid $1,087,750 to an individual for the delivery of 29 Toyota Camry and 24 Changan vehicles.

However, after the payment was made, the agreed-upon vehicles were never provided. The case was formally registered under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, which pertains to large-scale fraud. The police detained the 30-year-old suspect.

He has been placed in a temporary detention facility as the investigation continues.