Dubai Police busts Karama robbery gang, arrests European nationals
Dubai Police has arrested a six-member gang of armed robbers for a currency exchange robbery in Karama.
Dubai Police Chief Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina said it was reported that five masked men had raided an exchange office in Karama at around 4:50pm earlier this week.
The robbers looted Dh700,000 from the currency exchange.
Al Mazeina said that police were immediately summoned to the scene, and reviewed the CCTV camera footage from the location.
Dubai Police investigated and identified a gang of six members, Eastern Europe nationals, and raided their accommodation.
He said that two of them pointed guns at the staff while the others sprayed gas on them and the customers. They then snatched the money and placed it in a black bag.
Al Mazeina said that intense patrols and crime scene examining have led to an abandoned (BMW) vehicle that was set on fire by a gang member who had been waiting six blocks away.
"After that, Ports police managed to arrest a suspect while he was trying to escape the country, he denied the charges and pleaded not guilty," Al Mazeina added.
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