A man of Indian nationality, who was wanted for his involvement in financial crimes, was arrested and extradited from the UAE to Kuwait.

In a joint security cooperation between Kuwait and the UAE, and direct coordination between the General Department of Arab and International Criminal Police (Interpol Kuwait) and its counterpart in the UAE, the convict who was part of an organised criminal network, was already sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour, followed by deportation. All illegal proceeds from a trade in alcoholic beverages, which is banned in the country, were also confiscated from him.

The man was handed over via Interpol Abu Dhabi. The Criminal Security Office in Dubai followed up with the operations.

Investigations revealed that the criminal network collected proceeds from illegal activities and laundered the money by concealing their real source through multiple transactions. They used 157 individuals of Asian nationality to carry out 254 separate financial transfers in the name of ‘family expenses’.

The UAE’s commitment to investigating organised crimes and bringing criminals to justice has been proved once again. – editor@nrifocus.com