I live in Seeb I just went out to get some soda at 3:30am (yea ik I’m still adjusting to time zone) and not even 20 seconds after stepping out this guy in a taxi honked his horn for my attention.

I approached his door, he said he was “police” flashed an ID card with a blue strip on the top - and asked me for my ID and papers.

I get curfew patrol but It struck me as very odd that someone dressed in a white dishdasha, in an otaxi car, showing me an ID not a badge with a pedestrian friend in the passenger seat is a police officer stopping me lawfully.

Because of this suspicion I played it off like I didn’t have anything on me - I showed him a picture of my American ID on my phone and that’s it. He asked for my passport and picture but I said I don’t have I need to “go home and get it”. He left me alone and said next time after that.

I’m from the US, if a police officer stops you there are clear indications besides a blue ID card that they are police - and it’s rare for them to be with someone in civilian clothes unless undercover .

He took a picture of my phone picture of ID - should I be worried or is this normal behavior because I went out so late