The police late yesterday arrested a Romanian man who was identified as having robbed Aroma restaurant earlier this month.

His image had been captured an CCTV.

The arrest was made at about 11 p.m. in a house in Swieqi after a tip-off to the police.

The man, who dyed his hair after the September 9 theft of €2,500, was found hiding under a bed.

He had slipped behind the counter of the restaurant in Sliema and stolen a wad of banknotes from the till while a waiter was distracted.

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