The Ajman Police have busted a gang of five Nigerians that
robbed the Al Mustaqbal money exchange of Dhs275,000 (N13 million), including
various foreign currencies.
According to Dubai news website GulfToday, Brigadier Sheikh
Sultan Al Nuaimi, deputy Ajman Police chief, said that the incident took place
last week when the gang members entered the exchange, assaulted its employees,
threatened them with toy guns before emptying the premises of its cash and
fled.
The gang members entered the country on a visit visa, which
expired long time ago.
However, the suspects managed to escape before the police
arrived on the scene, as the employees failed to activate the alarm in order to
alert the police.
Lt Col Abdullah Saif Al Matroushi, director-general of CID
at Ajman Police, said that police formed a special team to investigate the
case.
“The police team used sniffer dogs to trace the movement of
the suspects and found the shirt of one of the suspects and a toy gun used in
the crime.
The police also used the footage obtained from surveillance
cameras installed at the exchange house and the street,which assisted in
revealing their car plate number and its description.
In cooperation with the Sharjah and Dubai Police, the team
managed to identify the suspects and their location.
One of the suspects was arrested in a street in Sharjah.He
then led the police team to his accomplices in Dubai.
In conjunction with the Dubai Police, the team raided the
house of the suspect and arrested the other four.
The sixth suspect is still on the loose and the police is on
the lookout.
Upon inspection of the suspect’s residence, the police
seized Dhs11,000, receipts of purchases of gold, garments and various items, as
well as money transfer to their countries and currencies including US dollars,
euros, Omani riyals and other currencies.
The suspects confessed to the crime and were referred to the
Public Prosecution.
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