Pro-UAE security official arrested in Aden

ADEN, Sept. 02 (YPA)-  The son of a pro-UAE security official was arrested because he sold large quantities of passports on the black market in downtown Aden city, southern Yemen.

A source familiar with the mater said Saleh Atef Al-Mashali, the son of the Director of Passports in the Khor-Maksar area, was held when he impersonated the rank of Colonel and had 50 passports, each being sold for 500 Saudi riyals

The source added that the sale of passports on the black market in the streets of Aden was a dangerous phenomenon resulting from the tampering with official documents.

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