How Kuwait Cracked The European Asylum Fraud Ring In A Major Security Bust
The dramatic bust, carried out by the Residency Investigations Department under the Ministry of Interior, comes on the heels of high-level security cooperation between Kuwait and Egypt—spearheaded by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, who had recently visited Cairo to bolster intelligence ties.
According to investigators, the gang led by Egyptian national Emad Sameh, currently a fugitive who is abroad and specialised in forging official Kuwaiti paperwork, including altered work permits, inflated salary certificates, fake professions on civil ID cards, and bank statements bearing counterfeit stamps. These forged documents were tailor-made to deceive European embassies, particularly for obtaining Schengen visas under false asylum claims.
Authorities say Emad's brother, Milad Sameh, also known by the alias Abanoub, played a key role in executing the forgeries inside Kuwait, alongside fellow Egyptian accomplices Daniel Marcos and Maher Al-Ayoubi. Their duties ranged from faking embassy appointment bookings to fabricating visa application files.
Another individual, a Lebanese national identified only by his initials, AIT PO, was allegedly responsible for managing embassy communications, including forwarding reservation receipts to fast-track visa processes.
The entire operation was reportedly coordinated from outside Kuwait, with instructions being relayed to Egypt. Officials confirm they are now working closely with Egyptian security forces to track down Emad and initiate legal action.
Kuwait's Ministry of Interior has urged residents and foreign workers to avoid suspicious visa agents and report any fraudulent activity through official government channels.
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