Seven defendants from four different countries participated in the theft of six cars from public parking lots of people traveling outside the state, and they falsified papers for these cars and smuggled them out of the country in fraudulent ways, and the gang members thought that they would succeed in carrying out more theft crimes, but they fell into the grip of the Dubai police, who I referred them to the Public Prosecution and from there to the Criminal Court, which started their trial.
One of the victims of the lawsuit, in the case currently pending before the Dubai Criminal Court, said that he had traveled to his European country and left his Jeep Cherokee in a public position, and when he returned after about 27 days, he was surprised by the disappearance of the car, then he informed the police, and by monitoring the cameras in the parking areas he saw a car coming out From the position, as soon as it crossed the metal barrier, the stolen vehicle immediately came out behind it.
For his part, a witness from Dubai Police stated that he participated in the research and investigation team that picked up the thread from the car number that preceded the exit of the stolen vehicle, as its driver quickly passed the gate to allow the last car to exit before he got off the barrier.
By research and investigation it was found that the first vehicle belonged to one of the rental companies, and that the person who rented it was working as a driver of one of the companies, then it was followed and it was found that he gave the rental car to another person, then the team followed him and confirmed that he is one of the gang members, and this car moved from one accused to another until it settled With the first suspect (Asian), he was arrested.
By asking him, he confessed that he was related to the vehicle theft and was instructed about the rest of the seven defendants, pointing out that five of them were involved in stealing the vehicles and forging their papers to travel abroad.
The first defendant said that a person from an Asian country informed him of his desire to steal cars that their owners leave in certain situations, and would bring a “professional thief” of his own nationality previously excluded from the state for his involvement in previous crimes, with the aim of carrying out the theft operations, and he actually succeeded in introducing his professional friend in a way that is not Legitimate.
The first defendant added that he was in charge of operating abandoned cars without keys by replacing their systems by manipulating programming, while the other two defendants assumed passage of those positions and examined parked cars and stolen those in which their owners left the keys, while two defendants in the gang took over buying stolen cars at prices Cheap and then smuggled out of the state.
He explained that the car in question was sold for 20,000 dirhams, which is a much lower amount than its actual value, pointing out that the defendants (the professional and his friend) first came to the general situation and examined the car and then told him that its keys do not exist, and need a new system with a key, so he went to a region Dedicated to selling used spare parts, bought the system, then drove the rental vehicle to take out the stolen vehicle, and the remaining six defendants were arrested consecutively.
He pointed out that five of the defendants participated in the theft, forgery of papers, and car smuggling, while two other defendants colluded with them, one of whom was an Asian who loaned them the money necessary to bring the previously expelled suspect in previous crimes (professional thief) in exchange for returning the amount to him twice, and the other accused harbored them and provided them with the necessary support .
He pointed out that the defendants had admitted to stealing six cars in the same way, and one of the gang members admitted that his role was limited to buying the stolen car in question in the amount of 20 thousand dirhams, but he thought it was without papers, and he smuggled it after changing the base number from another canceled vehicle and inserted its data in Official records.
The witness reported the arrest of one of the defendants while he was trying to leave the country through Dubai airport, and they were all referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution and from there to the criminal court on various charges including theft, forgery, and moneylifting, and possession of stolen items.
- The gang members used a "professional" thief to illegally enter the country.