Dutchman arrested in Uruguay on suspicion of fraud
A Dutchman has been arrested in Uruguay on suspicion of being involved in a major fraud case.
He was arrested with a customs officer from Paraguay, news agency ANP reports, quoting government sources in the South American country.
The two men are suspected of being involved in stealing €37.5m by taking advantage of a fault in the software that handles bank pass transactions in Uruguay.
The money was used to buy watches and computers in Uruguay which were then taken to Paraguay and sold on.
‘This is just the top of the iceberg,’ a justice official told ANP. Investigations are continuing into what is the biggest fraud in the history of Uruguay.
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