New details about the arrest of Mali and Liel Yehalomi reveal that the two were in contact with criminal elements to obtain foreign passports, cut their hair and changed their appearance in an attempt to disguise their identities. A police source involved in the case said that "they no longer look like they used to." According to the information, the two attempted to leave Namibia using Hungarian passports that were allegedly forged and purchased on the black market. Despite the change in appearance, police officers in Namibia identified them and confirmed to Israeli authorities that they were indeed Mali and Liel Yehalomi.