- JEDDAH: Two men were arrested in Jeddah's southern Kandarah district under suspicion of embezzling SR285,000 from the company they worked for by attempting to transfer money from the company's bank account into their personal accounts.
- The name of the company was withheld.
Police said the company informed them that one of the men attempted to transfer SR107,000 while the other attempted a transfer SR178,000.
“The company’s representative reported financial irregularities to the authorities and police investigators went to the location and put the two suspects under arrest,” said Jeddah police spokesman Col. Misfer Al-Juaid. “Both are being held at Kandarah police station until the investigation is complete.”
Al-Juaid also said that two men were arrested in the Jamea district of Jeddah for selling and distributing of forged documents in a separate incident.
“One of the suspects who is in his 20s was found in the district carrying a large number of Haj permits, blank vaccination papers with official stamps,” said the Jeddah
According to the police, the suspect denied being involved in any wrongdoing and said the items belonged to his relative. Security officers apprehended another suspect for investigation in this incident.