He would have come into possession of a valuable racing bike and would have proposed to the owner the return of the same bicycle in exchange for 800 euros.

Surrounded by the Carabinieri of Selargius and Quartu, the 40-year-old unemployed man was caught red-handed and arrested for extortion.

The victim, after having suffered the theft, had turned to the Carabinieri of Selargius reporting the extortion attempt (which later occurred) and triggering the raid with the Carabinieri who, coordinated by Captain Pietro Lucania, surrounded the area where the money, coming out at the right time and blocking. The 40-year-old was then arrested and taken to the Uta prison.

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