(FOX 2) - Undercover officers from a Michigan Sheriff's Office released video from a sting operation where they took a suspected scammer into custody while he was allegedly defrauding a woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Kent County Sheriff's post online is from a May 1 arrest where an officer posing as a victim places Yug Chauhan in handcuffs as soon as they hand a box to him.
Hours earlier, the sheriff's department had become aware of the alleged scam.
What we know:
Video posted on Kent County's Facebook page starts with an officer holding a package while sitting in the driver's seat of a police car.
The officer is on the phone clarifying some details before handing the package over to a man who is standing outside the car. As soon as the man takes the package, officers converge on the scene and arrest him.
The backstory:
The sheriff's department were first alerted to the scam when the owner of a local coin shop reported a 79-year-old woman had come in looking to convert her life savings into gold coins, according to WoodTV.
He was charged with fraud by false pretenses over $100,000 and using a computer to commit a crime.
The Source: Kent County Sheriff's Office and local media were cited for this story.