Manama: A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five expats to 14 years in prison for attempts to smuggle SR 1 crore out of the Kingdom, local media reported.
The court imposed SR 80,000 as a fine. They will be deported after serving the penitentiary terms and collecting the prescribed penalties.
The court for economic offenses has also ordered the confiscation of the seized money amounting to SR 1 crore and devices used in the crimes.
The convicted expats have belonged to different nationalities. They were part of a gang who tried to smuggle the said amount by hiding them in candy boxes, secret pockets of dresses and a travel bag through the Kingdom’s airports, a source close to the public prosecution said.
The Economic Crimes Investigation Department of the country completed its investigations in four criminal cases related to smuggling money abroad, the source said. It accused the five suspects of possessing, transporting and smuggling illegal sourced funds to outside the Kingdom, it added.
