MOI dismantles criminal network operating online gambling, money laundering
As part of its ongoing efforts to combat organized crime and safeguard the integrity of the financial system, the Ministry of Interior announced that the General Department for Combating Terrorism and Money Laundering has arrested members of an organized criminal gang accused of managing and operating an illegal online gambling website.
According to a statement issued by the General Department of Public Relations and Security Media, thorough investigations revealed that the gang was engaged in laundering proceeds from gambling operations.
The funds were disguised as legitimate income by depositing them into bank accounts linked to a medical clinic and several commercial companies, before being circulated and transferred abroad to obscure their illicit origins, reports Al-Anba daily.
The Ministry stressed that engaging with or participating in websites that violate the law constitutes a criminal offense.
It reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance toward any attempts to undermine the financial system or misuse cyberspace for unlawful purposes, vowing to take the strictest legal measures against those involved.
