Company director jailed for a year for Hajj fraud
A director of a rogue Hajj travel company was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in prison at Birmingham Crown Court today.
Mohammed Arfan (38) who ran Al-Safah Tours Limited, based at 442 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, pleaded not guilty to 16 offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008) and the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations (1992)
Trading Standards received numerous complaints between November 2013 and January 2014 from consumers who had been on the Hajj pilgrimage in October 2013