The incident dates back to last March, when a pharmacist (the victim) filed a report stating that he had been assaulted and robbed at knifepoint by an Asian gang.
The Dubai Civil Defence squads are currently tackling a huge fire that has broken out in a warehouse for inflammable material in the Al Quoz Industrial Area.
Dubai court commutes jail term for four convicted of possessing couterfeit currency
2 hours ago
Mohammed Yaseen,
Staff Reporter
Dubai Court of Appeal commuted a ruling by the Court of First Instance to imprison a gang of 3 Africans and an Asian from two years to 6 months to be followed by deportation.
They were convicted of possessing counterfeit $100,000 and of attempting sell counterfeit $3 million for Dhs800,000 to a police source.
The court also upheld a fine of Dhs200,000 each.
The case dated back to last July when a police source received a tip-off that the convicts possessed counterfeit dollars and were looking for a buyer.
The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an Asian worker to three years in jail to be followed by deportation after being convicted of attempting to kill his colleague.
The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an African woman to 10 years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined her Dhs50,000 after being convicted of possessing 1.18 kg of cocaine found in her suitcase.