Doha, Qatar: The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has arrested three individuals of Asian and African descent for trading large quantities of used gold jewellery without a permit.
The individuals in question also did not have the documents to prove their ownership of the gold items, the MoI said in a statement on Twitter.
After being confronted, the trio admitted that the confiscated items were stolen. The Criminal Investigation Department also recovered sums of money from the suspects.
All three, along with the confiscated items, have been referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for appropriate action.