Three men have been arrested and accused of stealing luxury cars from car rental companies. Local rental companies have repeatedly been warned to check customers’ ID, as well as the validity of credit cards, Dubai Police chief Maj Gen Khamis Al Muzeina said.
“It does not make sense that a person rents a car worth Dh500,000 but only has Dh900 blocked on his credit card as a security deposit,” he said.
Police received a tip-off that an Asian man, posing as a tourist, had rented the cars from eight different companies over the course of four days. The suspect used a fake passport.
The man was arrested after fleeing the country. During the investigation he confessed to stealing the cars.
“The suspect admitted to stealing the cars and said that he was working under the orders of a GCC national who had promised to pay him Dh10,000 for each car,” said Maj Gen Khalil Al Mansouri of Dubai Police’s Criminal Investigation Department.
Both the GCC national and a third man - who is alleged to have helped transport the cars - were also arrested.
All the cars have been retrieved.
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