UAE expat denies laundering Dh696,210

Ras Al Khaimah - The defendant, who was working as a sales agent, reportedly made the deposit into a newly opened account.

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Published: Wed 29 Jan 2020, 10:03 PM

Last updated: Thu 30 Jan 2020, 12:06 AM

An African man is facing a money laundering charge at the Ras Al Khainah Misdemeanour Court because of a suspicious Dh696,210 deposit he made into his bank account.

Investigations showed that the defendant was earning a monthly salary of only Dh5,000. The huge amount was deposited into his account via an ATM machine in a span of two days, prompting the Central Bank to alert the organised crime section of the RAK Police's CID department.

The defendant, who was working as a sales agent, reportedly made the deposit into a newly opened account.

He denied the charges in court, saying the cash came from his friend in an African country. Then, he wrote the cheques for a tyre trading company he was dealing with, the defendant claimed.

ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com


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