JEDDAH: The Jeddah police have arrested a Yemeni on charges of illegally remitting money to various destinations on behalf of his compatriots.
Police spokesman Lt. Col. Sulaiman Al-Mutawae did not identify the man but said he was collecting money from his compatriots to remit and make financial gains out of it. He said the accused was running an illegal business from a shop where the police uncovered a sum of SR40,000.
Al-Mutawae said the man kept lists of his clients and gave receipts to those who sent money in order to assure them that their remittances would reach the desired destinations. Al-Mutawae explained that regulations prevent foreigners from making monetary transactions on behalf of others.
At the same time, police arrested a gang of 15 Chadians and Nigerians who were suspected of robberies which were earlier believed to be by “unknown criminals.”
