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The Abu Dhabi Police arrested two gangs,totaling 10 people, suspected of smuggling funds to avoid paying bank transfer tariffs and to profit from exchange rates, robbery, transporting stolen money, and impersonating police officers.
Colonel Ojail Ali Abdullah Al Junaibi, Acting Director of the Western Region Police Directorate, clarified that the Abu Dhabi Police in collaboration with Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman Police was able to arrest the 10 members of both gangs (four Arabs and six Asians) in a quality operation. These members were staying within the country and had different types of jobs.
Al Junaibi said that last Thursday,on September 5th, an individual (named M.A. 20-years-old) reported being robbed of 984,000 Saudi Riyals while driving his car on the highway in the port areaof AlGharbiyah region. He had been stopped by three men driving three separate cars, who claimed to be investigators. They escaped the scene shortly after stealing his money.
He added: “Acting on a tip-off, an investigationteam was formed under the supervision of Captain Ahmed KhamisAlMarzouki, Manager of Economic Crimes Branchof Western Region Police Directorate,to collect evidence and further investigate the crime’s circumstances. The team’s efforts unveiled two gangs suspected of the robbery.”
AlJunaibi added: “Members of both gangs were arrested consecutively following validation procedures. Preliminary investigations indicated that the first gang smuggled 984,000 SR using a heavy truck across the borders without declaring the amount to concerned authorities. The second gang however, stole the money from the first under duress after monitoring and planningto do so since last Ramadan. The plan was made by one of the second gang members who had a good occupational relationship with the first party working in transportation.
AlJunaibi declared that the arrested members are suspected of different crimes including smuggling funds to avoid paying bank transfer tariffs and to profit from exchange rates; this allows the gang to gain double commercial profits. They are also suspected of transporting and hiding stolen money, concealing a homicide, and impersonating police officers.
He mentioned that investigations are still on-going. This will lead investigators to know the method by which the money was split and smuggled in addition to the confiscated amounts and the peopleinvolved.This further investigation precedestakingthe case to public prosecution.
The Director of the AlGharbiyahPolice confirmed that such criminal cases are handled thoroughly asserting that the police will apprehend everyone who thinks of assaulting the safety of others and their property.He invited people to cooperate and report any law violationsso that the police can take the appropriate action.
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