A coin collector who swindled TfL after he realised Swaziland currency could be used to top up his Oyster card has been spared jail.

David Drukarz, 64, used the African Iilangeni, which are roughly the same size and weight as £1 coins but worth just over 5p.

It is believed he used the top-up trick on 54 different occasions between November 2016 and January this year.

He used the African Iilangeni (second from left, middle) which are roughly the same size and weight as £1 coins but worth just over 5p

After topping up the card he would withdraw the money from the ticket office.

He was caught in February when a plain clothes police officer saw him at a ticket machine at Wembley Park station with two Oyster cards.

Police then searched his home and discovered 508 Swaziland coins, three bags of Israeli shekels and 22 Oyster cards hidden in the inside of his oven.

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