DUBAI – On Monday, law enforcement authorities in Dubai arrested sevenPakistani nationals for stealing cash worth AED 14 million (~Rs. 47 *crore*)from an armored truck.
The armored truck belonged to a money transfer company. Three Pakistanis,who worked as drivers for the company in question, were caught by theauthorities in connection with the crime. Four more individuals were laterapprehended for providing logistical support during the robbery.
Authorities say that the apprehended individuals will be deported back totheir countries, after serving their three-year long sentence in Dubai.
Two Nepalese guards reached the company’s security manager right after theylost contact with the Pakistani driver, who was on his way to fill an ATMmachine at Al Ghurair Centre. Right after, the workers rushed to thelocation, where the ATM machine was, but only found the truck parked in analley with its engine turned on.——————————
They called the police right after, as the 37-year old driver was missingwith all the cash on-board. A police lieutenant told,
Crime scene investigators and fingerprint experts examined the armoredtruck. The truck’s CCTV footage clearly showed how the 37-year-old driverhad disconnected the cameras and by doing so he became the primarysuspect. On-site investigations revealed the involvement of two morepersons … also four others were involved in aiding and abetting the trio.
The driver moved from his seat to the rear of the truck to disconnect thesurveillance cameras. However, CCTV footage from a nearby building revealedthat the driver along side two other Pakistani men, aged 30 and 39, fledthe scene on a car with all the loot.
Dubai’s authorities looked for them in the surrounding areas, and found thegetaway car parked idle in a poorly lit area. The robbers abandoned theirvehicle and jumped in a taxi to flee from the location, as seen insurveillance footage in the vicinity.
Subsequently, three of them were finally caught in Sharjah after a seriesof police interrogations and tip-offs, with the 37-year-old driver beingthe prime suspect.
Four others, aged between 33 and 48, were arrested later for providinglogistical support to the primary robbers, as they were going to help thesuspects transfer money to Pakistan. The 37-year-old driver, along with the30-year-old robber, pleaded guilty and admitted that the four countrymenwere going to help deliver the money back to Pakistan through differentbanks and commercial ventures in Dubai.
However, the 39-year-old suspect who was seen with the main suspect and waspart of the primary trio, entered a not-guilty plea. The quartet that wasmeant to give logistical support also refuted their accusations.