Abdulla Abatsiyev, a former player of the Azerbaijan national football team, has been arrested in Moscow.
The 31-year-old former midfielder is accused of being part of a fraudulent group, Idman.biz reports.
He is said to have acted as a courier in a criminal scheme, in which the group deceived a 79-year-old pensioner into giving them 14 million rubles (approximately 265,188 AZN).
Abatsiyev played one match for the Azerbaijan national team. He appeared in a friendly match against the United States in May 2014, which ended 0-2. Recently, he played for the Fight Nights media team. Throughout his career, he has played for OIK-Rostov, Olimp-Khimki, Mashuk-KMV, and Armavir.
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