OREANDA-NEWS  An Algerian citizen convicted of fraud and hiding from law enforcement agencies has been extradited from Russia, said Irina Volk, an official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry.

"Today, at Sheremetyevo International Airport named after A.S.Pushkin, employees of the National Security Bureau of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia handed over to representatives of law enforcement agencies of the Algerian People's Democratic Republic a man who has been on the international wanted list since 2016," Wolf told reporters.

According to law enforcement agencies, in 2011-2012, being the owner of a local construction company, the man forged seals, stamps and official documents, stealing money from the Agency for the Promotion and Management of Real Estate in the province of Blida, as well as one of the largest banks in the country.

"The total amount of damage amounted to more than 48.1 million Algerian dinars," Wolf said. According to the current exchange rate, this amount exceeds $360 thousand, which is equivalent to 35 million rubles.

In November 2016, the attacker was convicted by an Algerian court, but disappeared abroad.

In June 2018, a man was detained in Moscow on suspicion of fraud on a particularly large scale.

"According to the materials of the criminal case, the attacker fraudulently received money from the woman under the pretext of booking hotel rooms. After that, he disappeared, not fulfilling his obligations and causing material damage in the amount of more than 1.2 million rubles," said a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The foreigner was sentenced to six years in 2019 and served his sentence in correctional institutions in Russia. In September of this year, the extradition of a wanted person for criminal prosecution in Algeria was agreed.