In less than 24 hours, teams from the Soran Crime Prevention Police Department arrested a suspect accused of defrauding citizens and stealing their salaries through bank cards.
Today, Thursday, 22 October, the Soran Police Directorate announced that on 19/10/2026, a citizen filed a complaint stating that, while visiting an automated teller machine (ATM) in the city of Soran to withdraw his Peshmerga salary, a person took his bank card and PIN under the pretext of assisting him, gave him another fake card or one belonging to someone else, and then fraudulently withdrew and took his salary.
After opening an investigation file and with judicial approval, police forces were able, in less than 24 hours, to identify and arrest the suspect, identified as (A.A.H.). At the time of his arrest, several bank cards belonging to other citizens were also found in his possession and seized.
Preliminary investigations show that the suspect confessed to his crime and indicated that he intended to repeat the same act against several other citizens. He is currently being held by court order under Article 456 of the Penal Code, and legal proceedings against him are continuing.
For its part, the Soran Police Directorate warns citizens to exercise full caution when using (ATM) machines and not to give their bank cards or PINs to any unknown person. It also calls on citizens who have previously experienced such incidents to visit the Crime Prevention Police Department in Soran to file a legal complaint.
