Credit Card Forgery Gang Busted.

Summary: DUBAI -- The Dubai Police has arrested a passenger with 127 forged credit cards on him at the Dubai International Airport. The Anti-Economic Crimes Department of the Criminal Investigation Department was alerted, on March 28, 2009, that a European passenger would try to transport counterfeited credit cards to a European gang in Dubai through the airport.

A specialised police team rushed to the airport and detained the suspect with 34 fake credit cards on him and 93 others hidden in his baggage, along with a special device for counterfeiting credit cards.

The accused, during police interrogation, allegedly admitted to transporting the fake credit cards and being paid 5,000 (CAD) Canadian Dollars.

He was also supposed to get 25 per cent of the profits upon the successful activation of the cards as agreed with the second accomplice residing in Dubai and claimed he does not know his name, address or telephone numbers.

The Dubai Police initiated investigations and arrested the second accused who led the police to the third accused. They were both Europeans. Two forged credit cards were found in the possession of the third accused, and the device used in the crime belongs to a fourth accused, arrested later.

Director of Dubai CID Col. Khalil Al Mansouri said the Dubai Police will not tolerate any malicious attempt to destabilise the banking and economic system of the country.

"We ascertain that security standards are provided to all the banks and financial institutions operating here. There is no need to worry about such criminals who are under strict and close control.

"The CID teams are fully geared up round the clock to handle such threats," he said.

Director of Anti-Economic Crimes Department Lt. Col. Abdurahman Obaidullah said his department is very responsive to any tip-off with a team of high calibre staff to curb down such criminal activities. 


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