Religious icon con

A CASE of fraud through the sale of religious icons under false pretences is being investigated, police said on Monday.
Police said that shortly after noon on Monday, members of the crime prevention squad, visited a Nicosia coffee-shop to investigate reports that a scam was about to take place.
The officers established that a 28-year-old man had made an appointment with the coffee-shop manager to push the sale of a religious icon, claiming that the proceeds from the sale would be donated to unfortunate children.
The undercover officers then revealed their identities to the 28-year-old, who was taken to Nicosia CID for further questioning.
In a search of his vehicle following his written consent, receipt booklets and a number of icons were found and confiscated as evidence.

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