organized undercover sting operation, police raided two dilapidated houses in the Onaikish District of Jeddah, arresting five illegal residents for the forgery of official stamps, iqamas, and letters with official company logos used to obtain credit cards and purchase cars. The forgers received their clients in one of the houses while the actual forgery was carried out in the other. South Jeddah police received information that forged letters complete with the logos of major corporations were being used to illegally acquire credit cards. After a thorough investigation, the first house was discovered and the suspects were closely monitored. An undercover police officer acting as a client made contact with the criminals and requested some illegal documents. At the time fixed for the delivery of the forged papers, the police struck and arrested two Bangladeshi nationals who immediately confessed and gave away the location of the other house, where two other men, in addition to an Indonesian woman, were arrested. The police seized the forged stamps of well-known companies, the Jeddah and Makkah Passports Department, and the Jeddah traffic police, as well as a number of documents, such as, Iqamas, marriage contracts, and car repair permits. – Okaz __
