2023-07-24 15:37:30
Riyadh: 23 people from various Asian countries including India were arrested and punished in Saudi Arabia in the black money transaction. The Saudi Public Prosecution said that the court sentenced him in a money laundering case. The suspects were caught by the security departments with more than 40 lakh Riyals while crossing the border post from Saudi Arabia by bus. All the accused divided this amount and kept it and tried to smuggle it abroad.
Investigations revealed that the accused, who entered Saudi Arabia on a visit visa, earned this money by violating the law. After completing the investigation in the incident, the Public Prosecution submitted the charge sheet against the accused in the court. Sixteen people were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the court team that completed the trial in the case.
Each of them has been fined Rs 70 lakh. The other accused are sentenced to imprisonment for four to eight years. They have been fined different amounts. The court ordered the confiscation of the money found with the accused and their deportation from Saudi Arabia after completing their sentences.
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