The National Bureau of Investigation has started a criminal investigation into a suspected money collection offence committed by a man living in Lahti. The suspect was apprehended in Lahti yesterday on 23 February.
The National Bureau of Investigation apprehended a man in a private apartment in the Lahti city centre on Thursday 23 February. The suspect was released later that night. The operation was carried out as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into a suspected money collection offence.
– The police have investigated the case since 2022, but the actual criminal investigation was opened at the beginning of February. It is suspected that the man living in Lahti has collected money in violation of the Money Collection Act. We have interviewed the suspect, but the criminal investigation is still at an early stage, says Head of Investigation, Senior Detective Superintendent Tommi Reen of the National Bureau of Investigation.
The police have also received many reports of the suspect’s actions on social media and it is investigated whether there is reason to suspect him of other offences.
The police will release more information about the case as far as possible as the criminal investigation goes on.
