The National Police exposed an organized criminal group that operated in different regions of the state and specialized in stealing money using a drone when exchanging currencies. This was reported on the website of the National Police..

The attackers rented a room for supposedly a currency exchange office and immediately carried out “repairs”: they made a hole in the ceiling for a quadrocopter and another one in the wall for the “cashier” to escape.

The group consisted of five people: three men and two women, who clearly divided the "

The defendants acted according to a predetermined scheme: they placed ads on the Internet with a proposal to purchase foreign currency at a more favorable rate than in other exchangers. At the same time, they were only interested in large amounts.

The attackers arranged a meeting with a potential buyer, then rented a room to " In the prepared MAF, they made a special " So two holes appeared in the room: in the ceiling - for a quadrocopter, with which money was stolen, and in the wall - for the "

When the " Then she transferred the money to a grid attached to the drone and called the “manager” again, but this time she asked to “close the safe”: after these words, the drone with the money disappeared, and the employee of the “exchanger” ran away through the “emergency exit”. Only then did the client realize that he had been deceived..

The police arrested the attackers while trying to deceive another customer.

Drone with money they tried to embezzle managed to land.

It has already been established that the defendants deceived three citizens and appropriated about 50 thousand euros and 25 thousand dollars. Currently, measures are being taken to establish the involvement of malefactors in similar crimes on the territory of the state, as well as to expose the full range of persons involved in illegal activities..