The Emirati news agency ‘WAM’ reported that the police arrested a gang of 3 individuals of Asian nationality who had planned the crime over more than a year using complex professional methods. Investigations revealed that the gang monitored a diamond trader in Dubai after he brought a rare diamond from Europe to sell it.
The criminals used fake identities and sophisticated fraudulent means, such as renting luxury cars and arranging meetings in upscale hotels to deceive the trader into believing they were intermediaries for a wealthy man interested in purchasing the diamond. To complete their deception, they brought in a ‘famous diamond expert’ to examine the diamond and convince the trader of their credibility, prompting him to bring the gemstone to a villa under the pretext of completing the transaction, where the gang seized the diamond and fled.
After receiving a theft report, the General Department of Criminal Investigations at the Dubai Police General Command formed a task force that used the latest artificial intelligence techniques. Within just 8 hours, they were able to track down the gang and arrest its three members. It was also revealed that the gang planned to smuggle the diamond to an Asian country by hiding it inside a small refrigerator and shipping it through freight services.
For his part, the diamond owner, a diamond trader operating in Dubai since 2005, expressed his amazement at the speed with which Dubai Police acted, saying, “I called emergency services, and patrols arrived within minutes. The next morning, they informed me of the gang’s arrest and the recovery of the diamond.”
