More people charged in hockey championship fake tickets case

The Prague police have so far discovered 600 cases of fake or repeatedly sold tickets for the Ice Hockey World Championship currently taking place in Czechia. So far three people, of whom two were actively involved in forging tickets, have been charged by the Prague police with fraud worth CZK 2 million. At a press conference on Thursday, police chief Petr Matějček and head of cybercrime Václav Písecký once again urged fans to be cautious when buying tickets for the games.

A 24-year-old man from Ostrava has also been charged with ticket fraud, the Moravian-Silesian police said on Thursday. He sold fake tickets not only for the hockey championship but also for the Depeche Mode and Rammstein concerts that took place this year in Prague.

The hockey tournament continues until this Sunday, May 26.