Jeddah Police have issued directives to arrest 11 people who issued bad checks for amounts up to SR200 million and disappeared. A report in Saudi Gazette on Aug. 18 had disclosed the amounts of the bad checks and Col. Misfer Dakhil Al-Ju'aid, Jeddah Police spokesman, confirmed that they ranged between SR25,000 and SR200 million. The largest check was written by a Saudi national in a financial deal. Maj. Gen. Ali Muhammad Al-Ghamdi, director of the Jeddah Police, issued directives that the arrests would be made by the Criminal Investigations Department and suspects would immediately be referred to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution, where their testimony will be recorded. He said the suspects have committed criminal acts which would be documented by letters from banks confirming that the suspects did not have balances to cover their checks.
