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Several individuals arrested on suspicion of stealing from road-toll payments terminals
Belgrade,
26 May 2006
Serbian Minister of Capital Investment Velimir Ilic said today that all those involved in the biggest electronic theft ever at toll payment terminals on the Belgrade-Nis highway, will face justice.
Velimir Ilic
Speaking at a press conference held on the occasion of the toll payment fraud, Ilic said that in cooperation with the Serbian Ministry of the Interior and the special prosecutor’s office for organised crime, more than several dozen individuals have been arrested on suspicion of stealing from road-toll payment terminals.
The Minister was not able to give information on the exact sum of money involved due to the ongoing investigation, but he said that the sum in question is probably several million dinars.
According to Ilic, the thefts began in 2000 when a group of workers at terminals, began to take part of the payments, using computers and modern technology.
He said that on the basis of studies on transport that were done the exact number of vehicles going through the terminals was known, and the figures did not match the payments made. He added that the number of foreign vehicles particularly did not tally with payment figures.
The Minister was not able to give information on the exact sum of money involved due to the ongoing investigation, but he said that the sum in question is probably several million dinars.
According to Ilic, the thefts began in 2000 when a group of workers at terminals, began to take part of the payments, using computers and modern technology.
He said that on the basis of studies on transport that were done the exact number of vehicles going through the terminals was known, and the figures did not match the payments made. He added that the number of foreign vehicles particularly did not tally with payment figures.
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