The owner of a Naples tobacco shop was arrested on Sunday (5) at Fiumicino airport in Rome. stole a ticket winning 500 thousand euros (around R$3 million) from a 70-year-old woman. However, the police reported that he did not have the winning scratch card and the search for the ticket continues.
The case happened on Friday (3) in a tobacconist in Rione Materdei, neighborhood of Naples, and mobilized all Italian police and also border guards from neighboring countries.
The elderly woman went to the place and bought two scratch cards for 10 euros (around R$61). The first was not a prize, but the second showed the prize of half a million euros. The lady then confirmed with a local employee that she had won.
The boy congratulated the woman and passed the winning ticket to the tobacconist owner to pay the prize. However, the man identified only as GS, aged 57, took the paper and fled the establishment on a motorcycle.
The employees themselves reported the situation and the police began the search, issuing alerts to all units. He was then recognized this Sunday by the border police at the airport when trying to board a flight to the Canary Islands.
Os carabiniers reported that he was reported for theft, but there are no restrictive orders against the man, who will be released.
The company responsible for issuing the winning ticket reported that it vetoed the sale of the entire scratch card series and blocked payments until the situation was clarifiedsystem. (Handle).
