Man arrested for extortion over phone

A local resident has been arrested on suspicion of extortion after finding a mobile phone and asking the owner to provide a “thank you fee” of MOP500. According to the Judiciary Police (PJ), a woman in her 20s lost her mobile phone in Taipa and used her friend’s phone to search for it. The next day, the 20-year-old suspect asked for a fee after meeting up with her in Taipa. After she refused to give him money, the man tried to snatch back the phone. He admitted that he had committed the crime “out of greed.”