Manama: Nine expats have been arrested in Saudi for illegally transferring money abroad, official news agency SPA reported. Saudi authorities seized over 10 lakhs riyals (Rs. 19,530,367) that were in the possession of the group.
Those arrested include three Syrians, two Egyptians, one Yemeni national, one Nawaf, one Pakistani, and one Turkish national, the report said. According to the reports, they are aged between 30 and 50 years, SPA said citing a Riyadh police spokesman.
The alleged money transfers were reportedly made using individual business bank accounts registered under the names of Saudi nationals in exchange for financial commission, Riyadh Police assistant spokesperson, Major Khaled Al Kreidis said.
Upon preliminary questioning, the suspects acknowledged the allegations against them and were referred to public prosecution.
In line with a tip-off on illegal operations of money transfer, the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution started investigations that led to the arrest of gangsters who were able to transfer more than 500 million riyals abroad in 2020, in irregular ways,” he said.
Saudi suspects provided cover for the Sudanese, assisting them to transfer money to foreign accounts, he added. The imposters’ bank accounts of businesses registered in the names of the Saudi suspects, with the Sudanese nationals receiving commission.
