KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: The Criminal Security Sector, through the Department of Forgery and Counterfeiting, has arrested an Arab expatriate accused of forging dozens of rental contracts used by other expatriates to obtain civil ID cards illegally.

According to a security source, the department received information indicating that multiple expatriates possessed civil ID cards registered under shared addresses, raising suspicions of document forgery. Investigations revealed that several rental contracts submitted to the Public Authority for Civil Information were counterfeit.

Upon summoning several expatriates for questioning, they confirmed in their statements that they had met an expatriate claiming to represent a real estate company. Each of them admitted to paying KD 180 in exchange for a falsified rental contract, which was then submitted as proof of residence to obtain a civil ID.

Further investigations identified the suspect as a former representative of a real estate company. The company had terminated his employment more than a year ago due to issues of dishonesty. However, it appeared that the accused had retained several official company seals and documents, which he later used to produce forged contracts.

Security teams tracked down the suspect and successfully located and arrested him. The man, born in 1982, confessed during interrogation that financial difficulties following his job loss had led him to exploit expatriates in need of housing documents. He admitted to forging numerous rental contracts and charging KD 180 for each.

During a search of his residence, authorities discovered several company seals and templates used in the falsification process. Legal procedures are now underway to refer the accused to the Public Prosecution for further action.