Gang stole 3.5 million dirhams from a dealer with a "fake deal"
A gang consisting of eight accused lured an Arab merchant with a fake currency deal, which consisted of buying dollars worth three million and 585 thousand dirhams at a lower price than the trader in the market, and lured him to a place in the Al-Qusais area to complete the deal, then a number of them attacked him in the car and stole from him the amount he had.
The victim said in the investigations of the Public Prosecution that he went to the Al-Nahda Al-Thani area in possession of three million and 585 thousand dirhams to buy the dollar currency from someone, and while he was in his vehicle with a friend, an African person who was supposed to exchange the deal came to him, and asked him to see the amount to make sure He offered him the money, then the accused told him that the dollars were in an office building opposite the place, and he asked him to send his friend to make sure of their presence.
The victim added that he sent his friend, accompanied by another defendant, to the building, and as soon as they entered he was surprised by two other African people, one of them headed to the door next to him while the other headed to the back seat, while the defendant who was sitting next to him pulled the bag of money, and he grabbed it to prevent him from stealing it, but the accused is urgent With a heavy blow on his chest, he pulled the bag off and fled with it, as the other two defendants fled.
He pointed out that a person who came to the place wearing civilian clothes told him that it was from the investigations, so he told him what happened, and police patrols came quickly and combed the area, and arrested one of the accused who admitted that he was among the gang members who participated in the theft, as he took over the back door security To the vehicle to ensure that the victim does not get off.
The gang lured the victim to Al Qusais, then attacked him.