Jeddah police bust fake Haj companies

[Sohail]

Jeddah police bust fake Haj companies
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Arab News


JEDDAH: Jeddah police, immigration authorities and Haj Ministry officials have shut down four fake Haj companies that had taken money from a large number of people on promises that they would be smuggled into the holy cities during the annual pilgrimage without the required Haj permits.

A source at the Jeddah police, who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press, said these fake Haj operators were scamming residents out of hundreds of thousands of riyals.

These racketeers had promised illegal residents that they would be smuggled into the cities without Haj permits.

One of the operators was busted in Jeddah's Al-Aziziyah district, an enclave of Pakistani and Indian residents. Three men of South Asian origin were arrested. Police said they had turned their apartment into an office. Police confiscated SR350,000 in cash and pamphlets and other printed materials advertising Haj tour services.

In another place in Aziziyah, a man was operating as a Haj tour agent from a restaurant. He was charging SR4,000 per person.

The third bust took place at an undisclosed district in south Jeddah where a women's clothing store had been converted into an illegal Haj tour office. Police there seized SR115,000 in cash that had been collected from 30 people seeking to perform Haj without permits.

In Al-Jamia, also located in south Jeddah, four men of Asian nationality were operating an illegal Haj tour office from an apartment. They had collected more than SR300,000 from 330 people. Police there found 145 forged Haj permits.

Police had warned Saudis and residents in the Kingdom not to go to Haj tour offices that were located inside residential homes. All legitimate Haj tour operators have licenses that they can show to customers.

To pre-empt illegal trafficking of pilgrims, the Saudi authorities step up vigilance during the Haj season at the entry points of the holy cities.

[Noor e Naqshband]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Labaik Allah Hummah Labaik, Labbaik La Shareeka Laka Labaik, Innal Hamda Wal Ni’amata Laka Wal Mulk, La Shareeka Lak!!!

Astaghfirullah!

There is also a man in the UK, who has been saying he does the cheapest package for Hajj, and has been getting money from people, and now hes done 1! (as in gone completely gone, vanished...nowhere to be found)

Fi Aminillah

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

[PBUH]

Dec 6, 2008 22:42:36 GMT Noor e Naqshband said:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Labaik Allah Hummah Labaik, Labbaik La Shareeka Laka Labaik, Innal Hamda Wal Ni’amata Laka Wal Mulk, La Shareeka Lak!!!

Astaghfirullah!

There is also a man in the UK, who has been saying he does the cheapest package for Hajj, and has been getting money from people, and now hes done 1! (as in gone completely gone, vanished...nowhere to be found)

Fi Aminillah

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Which part of the uk is he from?

[Sanam1]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Good one time action was taken many try to con people.

[Sohail]

Dec 6, 2008 22:42:36 GMT Noor e Naqshband said:

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Labaik Allah Hummah Labaik, Labbaik La Shareeka Laka Labaik, Innal Hamda Wal Ni’amata Laka Wal Mulk, La Shareeka Lak!!!

Astaghfirullah!

There is also a man in the UK, who has been saying he does the cheapest package for Hajj, and has been getting money from people, and now hes done 1! (as in gone completely gone, vanished...nowhere to be found)

Fi Aminillah

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Theres one every year. He should be named and shamed. and his photo sent to all the asian newspapers. Everyone can be traced.