Three expats were charged with fraud after using illegal devices smuggled from neighboring countries.

The Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia has charged three expatriates with financial fraud for committing fraud by using prohibited devices smuggled from neighboring countries.

According to an official source at the Public Prosecution, the investigation procedures revealed that the three people involved had extracted SIM cards and passed the calls in an irregular manner. They committed a number of financial fraud crimes by smuggled devices into Saudi Arabia from neighboring countries.

He stated that while inspecting their homes, they discovered 220 SIM cards, 170 activated SIM cards, a device used to activate the SIM cards on fake device numbers, 3 transmitters to convert international numbers into local numbers, a device that distributes communication lines, and numerous papers containing the SIM card activation dates.

The three expatriates were arrested and charged with financial fraud and breach of trust under Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Financial Fraud and Breach of Trust Law.

The source highlighted the prohibition on behaviors that would defraud and steal people’s money, which are punishable by strict criminal penalties.