Saudi police arrest man in camel urine scam

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A man has been arrested over an alleged camel urine scam
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Saudi police have arrested a Pakistani man in connection with an ongoing camel urine scam, after it was found that the bottled urine he was selling was actually his own. Camel urine is reportedly consumed by some people in the region who believe it has healing properties.

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