Polish man seized by Siberian police in 'car alarm scandal'

The 52 year old man, not named by policy, is accused of selling the devices for 70,000 roubles - $2,217.

Such gadgets are used to de-activate alarms, allowing theft of especially valuable elite cars.

A spokesperson for Novosibirsk Regional Prosecutors  said: 'Such devices are used by criminals aiming at expensive cars. The citizen of Poland has attempted to sell one of them for 70,000 roubles, but the buyer happened to be our policeman.'

It was not immediately clear if it was a police sting operation or a coincidence. 

'The man was detained and is now awaiting the trial'.