Yemeni Arrested In Riyadh For Defrauding The Elderly
Saudi police said they arrested a Yemeni expatriate for allegedly swindling ATM users, mainly the elderly, out of SR74,900.
Spokesman for the Riyadh police Major Khalid Al Karidis said the suspect,...
February 18, 2021359Category: Crime News
Saudis Foil Huge Drug-smuggling Attempt
Saudi border guards have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 750,000 amphetamine drug tablets into the country, an official has said.
Coastguard patrols in the area of Al Khafaji in north-east Saudi Ara...
February 21, 2021753Category: Crime News
Shura Council Member Abused On Twitter
A former member of the Saudi Shura Council, Dr. Iqbal Dandari, said she won a case against an abuser, who was jailed and fined over his tweets, Saudi media reported.
A Saudi court also ordered the ...
February 22, 2021381Category: Crime News
5 Expats Sentenced To 14 Years In Jail For Trying To Smuggle SR10m
Saudi Arabia’s court for economic offenses has sentenced five expatriates to a total of 14 years in jail for their attempt to smuggle SR10 million out of the Kingdom, local media reported.
Th...
February 24, 2021659Category: Crime News
Armed Man Caught In Dramatic Saudi Arabia Car Chase
A Saudi motorist, driving a stolen car, was arrested after he pointed a gun at officers while trying to flee the crime scene in Riyadh, police said.
“A police patrol vehicle began chasing the...
February 24, 2021355Category: Crime News
Illegals Arrested For Producing Fake Hair, Skin Oil In Riyadh
A joint Saudi Police and Food and Drug Authority team has raided an illegal factory producing fake coconut hair oil in Riyadh, officials said.
“A number of illegal residents duped consumers i...
February 24, 2021588Category: Crime News
Saudi Arabia Arrests Brother Of Sheikh Nimr
ALQST for Human Rights, an independent NGO, reported on Thursday that Mohammad Baqir al-Nimr had been arrested during a raid on his house in the town of al-Awamiyah in the Eastern Province of Saudi Ar...
February 27, 20211033Category: Crime News
Municipality Closed Businesses For Violating COVID-19 Rules
Businesses are being closed in the Kingdom for violating COVID-19 rules, including a Jeddah cafe that was secretly letting in customers to smoke shisha, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Saad Al-Qah...
February 27, 2021459Category: Crime News
SR740m Recovered From A Gang Of Three Practicing Commercial Cover-up
The Economic Crime Investigation Department of the Public Prosecution has smashed the illegal activity of a citizen who was involved in a commercial cover-up operation with two residents. The gang of ...
February 28, 2021459Category: Crime News
Saudi And Two Expats Jailed 16 Years For Business Fraud, Money Laundering
A Saudi businessman and two expatriates were jailed a total of more than 16 years after they were convicted of money laundering and business licensing fraud, a court ruled.
The Saudi man was found ...
February 28, 20211393Category: Crime News
Mecca Factory Shut Down For Illegally Refurbishing And Renovating Mattresses
Inspection teams of the Saudi Ministry of Commerce have closed down a factory in Mecca for illegally refurbishing and renovating mattresses, local media said.
“Some 4,600 substandard mattress...
February 28, 2021292Category: Crime News
Saudi Police Have Arrested A Young Citizen For Allegedly Harassing A Woman
Saudi police have arrested a young citizen for allegedly harassing a woman, police said.
The Saudi man, in his 30s, was seen harassing a woman in a video circulating on social media, media spokesma...
February 28, 20211025Category: Crime News
Saudi Authorities Have Closed A Café In Jeddah For Secretly Serving Shisha
Saudi authorities have closed a café in Jeddah after it was caught allowing customers to smoke shisha, local media reported.
The cafe had been previously closed, but was allowing customers e...
February 28, 2021336Category: Crime News
Saudi Arabia Records 43,428 COVID-19 Violations Within One Week
Saudi authorities continued their monitoring campaigns to ensure compliance with the precautionary measures imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Saudi Press Agency rep...
March 01, 2021451Category: Crime News
Saudis Arrest New Wave Of Senior Officials For Graft
Saudi Arabia’s anti-graft authority (Nazaha) has arrested a number of senior Saudis and expats officials, as the agency continues its crackdown against fraud, bribery and other crimes, a senior ...
March 03, 2021328Category: Crime News
Ethiopian Men Arrested For Robbing Bank Customers At KnifePoint
Saudi police have arrested seven Ethiopian men for allegedly robbing customers of a number of Jeddah banks at knifepoint, police said.
“The suspects, in their 30s and 50s, lurked in front of ...
March 03, 2021480Category: Crime News