He went to the police headquarters and said that the theft occurred round 7am on Friday final week. He was leaving a membership and was confronted by somebody who put a 20-centimetre knife to his chest and demanded that he hand over his cellphone, valued at 1000 euros, in addition to money.

The officer who handled the report was unconvinced. The vacationer was requested to increase on what had occurred and to offer extra info. He finally admitted having misplaced the cellphone and cash and to creating a false report as a way to gather the insurance coverage. He was arrested on Monday.