Promised a foreign passport to a woman from Kumanovo, 32-year-old arrested after pocketing 9,000 euros

Police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Kavadarci who was caught red-handed while taking 2,000 euros from a 50-year-old woman living in Kumanovo. He is suspected of convincing the victim that he would help her obtain a passport of another country.

According to the Ministry of Interior announcement, the woman filed a complaint after realizing she was a victim of fraud. Initially, the suspect took 400 euros from her promising to mediate, but then continued to ask for additional payments. Within a short period, she gave him a total of 9,000 euros, while the pressure for more money did not stop.

On July 23, 2026, around 13:50, in the central square of Kavadarci, officers of the Kavadarci Police Department, in coordination with those of the Kumanovo Police Department, arrested the person identified by the initials M.D., 32 years old.

At the time of arrest, the authorities found 2,000 euros on him, which had just been taken from the victim. This money had previously been treated with forensic techniques by the police, in order to fully document the illegal activity.

After being detained at the police station, the arrested was brought before the public prosecutor, where he admitted guilt for the committed offense. Once the investigative procedures are completed, a criminal complaint will be filed against him for the offense of ‘Fraud’, under Article 247, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.