Ramallah – Ma’an – Today, police arrested a beggar inside a 2020 vehicle and seized a sum of money “15 thousand shekels” inside it in the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.

The Public Relations and Media Department of the Police stated that, during the Birzeit Police Station’s patrols in the city’s streets, a person from outside the governorate was suspected, who was sitting in a vehicle in a suspicious position, and while verifying his identity, the patrol officer noticed the presence of metal sums of money in plastic bags next to the driver.

She added that he reported that he practiced begging at intersections and roads, and that he distributed a group of people to beg in public places and at intersections in other governorates, then returned to Ramallah. After obtaining a search warrant from the Public Prosecution, and during a search of his house, 5 luxury vehicles were found, which he reported belonged to. For him and his brother, who works with him as a beggar and who was later arrested. A bag was al
so seized containing 8,000 shekels in coins and 22,000 shekels in banknotes. They stated that they had collected it from the begging they practice daily. 29 Lyrica pills were also seized. , 12 tramal pills, and Palestinian vehicle plates.

She confirmed that the seized items had been seized and the two suspects taken into custody to be referred to the Public Prosecution to complete the legal procedures against them.

Source: Maan News Agency