Five impersonating as bank staff arrested

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Sharjah Police have arrested a gang of five members for impersonating employees of banks and government institutions to entrap victims and emptied cash from their bank accounts.

The gang members, all Asians, confessed to their crime. They were referred to Public Prosecution for further action.

Colonel Omar Ahmed Bu Alzoud, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, said the gang used a residential apartment as their headquarters to carry out their fraudulent operations.