Dh300,000 diamond recovered
Chinese woman swallowed Dh300,000 diamond to smuggle it out of country
Dubai Police crack case in less than 20 hours and Chinese pair who stole the 3.27 carat gem is back in UAE after arrest in India |
Adiamond worth Dh300,000 which was stolen by a couple was recovered in India by Dubai Police within 20 hours, an official said yesterday.
The Chinese couple stole the 3.27 carat gem from a jewellery shop in Naif on October 22 and left the country but they were caught in India after Dubai Police alerted Indian authorities, and brought them back to Dubai.
Though the owner of the shop discovered about the missing diamond and informed the police about three hours after the incident, police managed to recover the gem within 20 hours in cooperation with Indian authorities.
“The couple was identified in short time and arrested in transit area in India as they were trying to smuggle the diamond to their home country,” Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander in Chief of Dubai Police said.
He praised the work of his officers at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) who recovered the gem in such a short time. “It is a new achievement for Dubai known as safe and secure city,” Maj Gen Al Merri said.
Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jalaf, Director of General Department of Criminal Investigation in Dubai Police said the smart data analysis centre helped solve the crime.
He said the two suspects in their 40s, went to the jewellery shop. The man distracted the salesman by asking for specific diamonds while the woman, who was holding a jacket under her arms, stood near a table and stole the gem worth Dh300,000 and put it in her jacket. The couple left the shop and the salesman discovered the robbery three hours later.
Colonel Adel Al Joker, Director of Criminal investigation Section at Dubai Police, said the suspects left immediately for Dubai International Airport and departed to India on the way to their home country.
“The woman confessed to the robbery and said that she had swallowed the gem to smuggle it. We extracted the gem after a doctor gave her a special liquid,” Colonel Al Joker said. The suspects have been referred to Dubai Public Prosecution.