Credit: Ali Sahib, Chronicle.lu
On Tuesday 24 February 2026, the Grand Ducal Police reported the arrest of a suspect following a report of fraud involving the withdrawal of a large amount of money from a victim’s bank account.
According to the initial information, on the afternoon of Monday 23 February, the police were notified of a fraud case in which a substantial sum of money had been withdrawn from the victim’s bank account. In the course of the investigation, a suspect – referred to by the police as a “money mule” – was identified. He was located and apprehended shortly afterwards.
During a search of the suspect, a mobile telephone and cash were seized and following a search of his home, a laptop was also seized. The items were confiscated by officers on the instructions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the suspect was arrested.
He will be brought before an investigating judge on the morning of Tuesday 24 February.
