Amman, August 12 (Petra) - The Ministry of Social Development arrested an Arab woman beggar on Wednesday after finding USD46,600 in her possession in downtown Amman.

The woman, according to the ministry statement, has a prior history of professional begging activities and routinely converted her daily cash collections into foreign currency.

The ministry added that the woman was referred to judicial authorities for initiating legal prosecution.

To curb the vagrancy phenomenon, the ministry urged the public to refrain from giving money directly to panhandlers, who often feign illness or "extreme need," and instead direct donations to Jordan's accredited charitable organizations.

In this context, the ministry said citizens can also report suspected cases of street vagrancy to its dedicated hotline at 0793344330 or through field inspection teams operating across the Kingdom.

//Petra// HA