Almotamar.net - Security authorities in the governorate of Hajjah arrested in the past days a number of persons accused of and involved in forging currencies while they were trying to exchange and circulate in markets and trading shops in some areas of the governorate.

Security chief of the governorate brigadier general Ali Mohammed Al-Tabalah said Tuesday there are intensive efforts being exerted by security men according to studied monitoring plan that managed to arrest many of the suspects and involved in forging foreign currency. The efforts led to seize two persons in the area of Hardh possessing Omani nationality while trying to exchange a sum of forged $30 thousand with Yemeni or Saudi currency at an exchange shop the owner of which reported to the concerned authorities that were able to arrest them red-handedly.

In a statement to almotamar.net the security chief added that the two persons came to Yemen from Saudi territories in a car and has been sent to competent authorities to complete legal measures against hem.

On the other hand the penal prosecution began interrogations with an accused person the security captured at the border area of Hardh and was in possession of forged $31 thousand.

Reliable sources told almotamar.net said the prosecution is dealing with the case file and to send it to court which is scheduled to hold its first trial sitting in the coming days.