Kuwait Arrests Gang Forging Residential Address Documents for Financial Gain

  • 05/12/2025

Kuwait's Ministry of Interior has apprehended a criminal gang specializing in document forgery and manipulation of civil address data. The Criminal Investigation Department of Al-Farwaniyah Governorate arrested three suspects, one Asian and two Arab nationals who were illegally processing residential address changes on official documents for financial compensation ranging from 40 to 120 dinars per transaction.

The gang operated by collecting automated building numbers from properties in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Farwaniya, then inputting false information into lease agreements and civil records to fraudulently alter addresses. During a targeted operation, authorities caught the suspects in possession of 1,694 Kuwaiti dinars, printing equipment, storage devices, cameras, and forged documents prepared for delivery.

After confronting the evidence, all three individuals confessed to their crimes, acknowledging that the seized money and documents resulted from their fraudulent activities. Both the suspects and the confiscated materials have been transferred to the relevant authorities for legal proceedings, marking another success in Kuwait's ongoing efforts to combat document fraud and protect the integrity of government data systems.

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