DUBAI // A 21-year-old baggage handler is accused of stealing a box of mixed nuts from a passenger’s bag.
Prosecutors told Dubai Criminal Court that Pakistani M A was seen on camera as he opened a passenger’s two bags that were being taken onto a flight to Birmingham from Dubai. However, he did not steal anything on this occasion.
“On April 5, as I was reviewing old camera footage, I saw him opening two bags on February 14 this year, but he found nothing and closed them,” testified K A, an Indian security supervisor at Emirates Airline.
Policeman M T, 42, testified that the defendant had confessed to him he had been opening passengers’ bags to look for food. Records show he is accused of stealing a box of mixed nuts from an unidentified passenger’s bag.
The defendant was not present in court to enter a plea.
A verdict will be issued on November 19.
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