The suspect was arrested as part of the implementation of measures restricting the movement of citizens in accordance with the declared state of health emergency, said a statement by the national police (DGSN), adding that he was apprehended in the company of victims to whom he had relieved various sums of money in return for the sale of apartments in a fictitious real estate project, before it turned out that he was the subject of several wanted notices for his alleged involvement in fraud and bounced cheque cases.

The pre-emptive search of the suspect at the time of his arrest resulted in the seizure of several forged identity documents, as well as bank cards and business cards bearing other people's names, the statement added.

The suspect has been placed in police custody to complete the investigation conducted by the judicial police brigade under the supervision of the public prosecutor's office to determine the other criminal acts of which he is accused, the same source concluded.