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Dubai Police track down bag with over Dh25,000 cash after passenger misplaces luggage
In a rush to catch another flight to China in just one hour, Munir rushed to the airport police office when he realised he had misplaced his bag
- PUBLISHED: Sun 9 Feb 2025, 10:16 AM UPDATED: Sun 9 Feb 2025, 9:49 PM
Dubai Police helped track down a traveller's lost bag containing over Dh25,000 cash at Dubai International Airport, the authority announced on Sunday.
Munir Said Ibrahim, an Egyptian traveller, accidentally picked up another passenger's luggage at the baggage conveyor belt, mistaking it for his own due to its similarity in shape and colour.
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The bag, which contained $7,000 (approximately Dh25,710.30), along with his belongings and travel documents, was returned to him by the General Department of Airport Security at Dubai Police within half an hour, the police stated.
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In a rush to catch another flight to China in just one hour, Munir went to the airport police office in the arrivals hall when he realised he had misplaced his bag.
The on-duty officer who received the report, immediately formed a task force to track the passenger's movements from the moment he entered the airport, reviewed surveillance cameras, and contacted Emirates Airlines, which he had flown with from Cairo Airport.
Investigations revealed that the bag had been swapped with that of an Egyptian female passenger who was still in the airport corridors waiting for her relatives. She was unaware of the bag switch and was surprised when the police arrived, introduced themselves, explained the mistake, and returned her bag.
Munir was then able to catch his flight to China.
Both passengers expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the efforts of Dubai Police officers and personnel, and for their swift response in managing to return the bags within a brief period.
This is not the first time the Dubai Police came to passengers' rescue. Back in 2023, an Indian pilot who forgot her watch at the airport was taken by surprise when her watch was returned to her after a month by the authorities.
In 2022, the police returned Dh77,000 to a Pakistan passenger at the airport after a taxi driver found the lost money.
In another case dating back to 2021, the authority helped return a teacher's lost documents that he had misplaced at the airport.
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