Four expats, who were found guilty of running a sex trafficking ring in 2023, have now been convicted of laundering more than BD138,000 in illicit earnings generated by the vice trade.
Three Indians, including a woman, have long been deported, but they were sentenced to three years in prison each and a fine of BD300,000.
The court ruled to confiscate BD138,748 from their assets and properties, including those belonging to the fourth accused who died since the investigation began.
However, the High Criminal Court convicted him also yesterday.
The GDN previously reported on the sex trafficking case where the four were found guilty of pressuring their victims into entering the vice trade, and relying on the earnings that the women made as their source of income.
They were sentenced to two years in prison each, and were sent to their home countries after completing their sentences.
From 2019 to 2023, the suspects rented out and operated four massage shops, then laundered BD138,748 in business revenue through international wire transfers, or by trading in GCC currencies.
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