UAE: Police arrest gang who broke into villas and stole valuables worth over Dh450,000 – News

The suspects entered the country on a visitor visa and were about to flee with the stolen goods

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Umm Al Quwain police have arrested a European gang who stole a safe from a residential villa in the emirate.

The gang, consisting of three men and a woman, took the safe from the house while the owner was away. They stole everything from the safe, including gold jewelry and cash worth more than Dh450,000, as well as the family’s official documents.

Colonel Saeed Obaid bin Arran, Director of the Criminal Investigation and Investigation (CID) Department at Umm Al Quwain Police Station, said they had received a report of the theft of an Emirati citizen at the Al Salamah Integrated Police Station.

The victim said that he and his family were not at home. When he returned home, he found that the house had been burglarized, the house was in a mess, and the metal safe was missing.

He told the police that the safe contained cash estimated at about Dh150,000, jewelry belonging to his wife worth about Dh300,000, and documents.

Shortly after receiving the report, a CID team was formed to investigate the crime. Police identified the four suspects as they were traveling in a car rental company’s vehicle. The suspect was on a visitor visa.

During the investigation, the CID team discovered that two of the four suspects had entered the country in February and rented a car. The team then followed them and found the suspects driving to a desert location in a neighboring emirate.

The investigation team immediately formulated an arrest plan, taking advantage of the gang members packing their bags in the desert area and preparing to leave the country.

Colonel Saeed Obaid said they were arrested and taken to the Investigation Department and after completing all legal procedures of the Public Prosecution, the team searched and found gold jewelry in their bags.

During the search, the police also found a valuable watch. The gang admitted they entered the villa and stole the iron safe, opened it and stole all the contents. The victim and his family identified the jewelery seized and a watch that belonged to them.

The Director of Criminal Investigations has called on all members of the community to protect their homes by installing surveillance cameras. He also advised them to keep safes and valuables out of reach and out of sight.