The police are to arraign a lotto tickets seller after investigations into the reported theft of thousands of euro from a lotto office showed that this was a false report.

The police in a statement last Saturday had said that the cash was reportedly stolen from a lotto office in Zachary Street, Valletta.

The woman had told the police that a man entered the office, told the woman to switch off the lights and close the door.

He then grabbed money from the cash register and ran out.

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