Fake Saudi Cash For Lighter Ends In Suspended Prison Sentence

A lighter worth just BD2 and a fistful of fake Saudi banknotes ended in suspended jail sentences for two GCC nationals after their bungled spending spree in a Muharraq shopping mall.

The High Criminal Court handed one of the men a year behind bars, then immediately suspended the punishment for three years.

The judges noted he had kept his nose clean for over seven years, with no past offences of a similar nature, and the victim had already withdrawn his complaint.

These factors persuaded the court to suspend the jail term under Articles 81 and 83 of the Penal Code.

Currency

The hapless duo came unstuck after one of them decided to flush the dodgy currency, amounting to 1,400 Saudi riyals, down the toilet.

But the cash refused to disappear and a security guard quickly grabbed it from the bowl, delivering the soaked evidence to the police.

Earlier, a commotion had drawn security guards at the Muharraq mall to one of its shops. The men had tried to pay with a counterfeit 500 riyal note.

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Source News of Bahrain