 KUWAIT CITY: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry recently sealed three money exchange offices in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Hassawi for their involvement in money laundering operations, reports Al-Anba daily quoting a reliable government source. The same source said the offices violated the rules and regulations by not informing authorities the names of persons who had transferred KD 3,000 and above to persons outside the country. One of the offices is said to have transferred $3 million to Syria over a three-month period in addition to other transfers worth thousands of Kuwaiti dinars to GCC states, especially to Saudi Arabia.
| This is interesting. We seldom see this kind of story. We can only hope that there are lots more of them... |
A security source disclosed suspected Islamist militants belonging to the 'Al-Mutlaa Cell' who are in custody of police have admitted to receiving money from a neighbouring country.
| That'd be Soddy Arabia, I'd guess... |
The source added the money which has been transferred may be used by the al-Zarqawi terrorist group in Iraq to launch terrorist attacks. Interrogations also revealed more than $250,000 had been distributed to some of the arrested Islamist suspects and others who are still at large. In another development, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour said some charity societies such as the Islamic Heritage Revival Society, the Social Reform Society, the Abdullah Al-Nouri Charity Society and Al-Najat Society are known to violate rules and regulations of charity work in the country. A ministry source said these charity societies use kiosks to collect money, used clothes and electrical appliances without obtaining permission from the ministry and move the kiosks from place to place, to escape inspection. The source also pointed out these societies violate the labour law by employing illegal persons. |
