Volodymyr Zozulya of Ontario arrested for debit card skimming in Halifax

Following an investigation initiated by the RCMP Criminal Interdiction Team, a man faces charges in connection to debit card skimming after being arrested yesterday afternoon in Halifax.

The investigation led police to the Via Rail train station where officers arrested a man and woman just after 12 p.m. in connection with debit card skimming. A search of the man’s bag resulted in several technical devices and a substantial quantity of cash being seized. Both individuals were turned over to the HRP/RCMP Integrated Financial Crime Unit who were able to identify the man as being involved in a skimming operation targeting CIBC ATMs in Halifax. The woman was subsequently released without charges.

Twenty-two-year-old Volodymyr Zozulya of Ontario is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court to face a number of credit card related offences including fraud over $5000, possession of credit card data, using credit card data, possessing device intended to forge credit cards, intercepting a function of a computer system and possessing a computer password that enables him to commit the offence of fraud.