A Russian man was deported from Turkey for fraud worth 262 million rubles.

A Russian man accused of fraud with a loss of more than 262 million rubles was deported from Turkey to Russia. This was announced on June 19 by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Irina Volk.

"Turkish law enforcement officials handed over a citizen of our country to the Russian police. He was wanted through Interpol channels on charges of fraud committed on a large scale by a group of individuals by prior agreement," the Interior Ministry Media website quoted her as saying.

According to investigators, in 2018-2019, the accused and his accomplices gained the trust of two citizens and fraudulently took over the real estate objects belonging to them. In addition, 34 million rubles were stolen from one of the victims. The total damage in the case exceeded 262 million rubles.

The criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud committed on an especially large scale"). After committing the crime, the person involved disappeared abroad and was put on the international wanted list. According to the Interior Ministry, in June of this year, a man was detained in Turkey. After that, his transfer to the Russian side was arranged for criminal prosecution.

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On June 4, the Russian Interior Ministry announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had extradited two of its citizens who were wanted by Interpol to the Russian Federation. It was clarified that one of the extradited persons is suspected of participating in an illegal armed group, and the other, being an official, is suspected of receiving a large bribe.