Dubai Police retrieve stolen diamond, hand it to Wafi Mall owners

A multi-million dirham worth of diamond stolen recently from a jewelry shop in the Wafi Mall in a blitz robbery attack has been returned to its rightful owners, Dubai Police Chief, Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, announced the arrest in a press conference held here today at the Police headquarters.The press conference attracted members of the media fraternity, including local, regional and international media houses.He said Dubai Police had retrieved the AED14,780,000 stolen diamond after arresting two of the robbers here in Dubai, while the third member of the gang was arrested in an European country following a formal arrest warrant Dubai Police issued to the concerned authorities in that country, adding that arrangements were on-going to ensure his extradition to the UAE to stand trial.Touching on the details of the operation, the Dubai Police Chief pointed out that the gang tried to outsmart the Police by carefully planning their operation, coming from different nationalities to imply they have no connection with each other. He said the gang got logistics support from a member inside the UAE, who secured for them visa and accommodation, adding that the latter upon his arrest led the Police to the shops were they bought a toy gun and the ladys' dresses, which the robbers used to disguise themselves in the robbery operation.Lt. General Tamim said the stolen diamond was hidden in a rented car in which the gang member who was supposed to carry the booty out of the UAE was arrested and the diamond retrieved, adding that one of the gangsters holds about 15 passports, belonging to persons already dead, but which the gangs use by changing the photos.The Dubai Police Chief attributed the success of the Police operation to nab the culprits to the great support the police receive from the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as well as from the Interior Minister, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He expressed profound gratitude to all those who contributed to make the operation a great success. Source