The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man yesterday over a cryptocurrency investment scam, in which 71 locals have lost a total of 14.2 million patacas, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lun said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters yesterday.
According to Leng, the suspect is a 34-year-old businessman surnamed Rosario.
Government-owned broadcaster TDM identified the suspect as Frederico dos Santos Rosario, citing the Judiciary Police.
PJ officers escort the cryptomining suspect to a police vehicle outside the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
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