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International gang of burglars busted

A gang of international thieves, who systematically stole tens of thousands of dirhams from safes in automobile spare parts shops, has been busted with the arrest of eight of its members from Sharjah.

The Sharjah Police arrested seven Nigerians and a Bangladeshi for thefts from spare parts outlets. However, another member of the gang managed to flee the country.

A Sharjah Police officer said they received complaints from owners of a number of automobile spare parts shops about the thefts, and about their safes been broken and cash and other valuables stolen.

The Sharjah Police, working alongside their Dubai counterparts, first arrested a Nigerian man who lived in Dubai and who confessed to the series of burglaries.

He then led the police to his eight other accomplices, of whom one had fled the country by the time. The police have made the necessary arrangements to arrest him, the officer added. During the raid, the police confiscated the tools the gang used in carrying out the burglaries. The suspects confessed to their crimes and were referred to the Public Prosecution.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Mukhtar Amin, one of the victims, whose spare parts shop in Sharjah Industrial Area was burgled by the gang, said he was robbed of Dh30,000 in cash. He said he was shocked when he came to the shop in the morning and saw broken glass scattered everywhere with the door of his shop broken and important documents scattered on the floor, before discovering the safe burglary. “We informed the police and they conducted the required procedure to trace the culprits. I really thank the Sharjah Police for the efforts they made to arrest the culprits,” he said.

afkarali@khaleejtimes.com