Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Interior Ministry issued a statement announcing that 28 individuals, including government employees were referred to the Public Prosecution over cases related to forging passports, travel stamps, visas and resident permits of GCC and foreign countries.

The ministry said in a statement "concerning a statement of the Ministry of Interior released on November 6 about the arrest of a gang specialized in forgery, bribery and money laundering crimes, the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Friday that 28 individuals of different nationalities, including government employees, were referred to the Public Prosecution."

"The gang was specialized in forging passports, travel stamps, visas and resident permits of GCC and foreign countries, through the help of individuals living inside and outside Bahrain. The forged documents were sold for large amounts of money to facilitate the movement of individuals between states. Several passports and visas were forged," it added.

The statement read "the intense and professional investigation led to the arrest of the gang members, and it took a long time as the group consists of individuals from different nationalities and live in many countries. The collected information was carefully reviewed to reach precise conclusions and identify those involved. The key suspect was travelling through a Gulf passport and fake name, and he was arrested after his real entity and nationality were revealed.  The search continues for the other members who are outside Bahrain and investigation will resume to identify others involved."

The ministry continued "the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science asserted that legal proceedings were taken, and the forged passports, visas and stamps were seized and referred to the Public Prosecution to carry its investigation."

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