Robbery in Dubai - 50 Million AED!!

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Well, an uncle of mine called me and informed me of the robbery that took place on Sunday evening, around 9:30 PM.

It was @ Graff Diamonds, in Wafi Mall in Dubai city. The thieves used 2x stolen AUDI A8, rushed into the mall with the vehicles, stole 50 MILLION AED worth of jewelery, and bailed out in about 1 minute and 45 seconds.

*Note, different newspapers are quoting different estimates, this estimate is that which was quote in Gulf News.

All I can say is ... WOW!

I've included a link to one of the videos, there are 2x Videos, one from a straight angle, and the other from a side view.

When u watch the second video, you'll notice that the driver of the white AUDI honks, and the thieves rush out, get into the car and drive off.

Considering I lived there for such a long time, I feel quite odd. Never heard of something so severe happening in Dubai.

Gotta admit though, "filmy" shit like this is unheard of in Dubai, should be a wake up call for them.

Btw, the thieves blew up both the vehicles on Zabeel Road, which were stolen in the first place.

Here's the excerpt from Gulf News, one of Dubai's Leading newspaper:

Dubai: Police launched a massive hunt for the robbers who looted a jewellery store in Wafi City in a mere one minute and 45 seconds. A Dubai police official said no arrest has been made in the Graff jewellery store robbery on Sunday night, believed to be the first of its kind in the city. Gulf News, however, learnt that the faces of the suspects have been identified. Police are estimating the value of the diamonds stolen from the store, a Bin Hendi outlet. "The case is with police. We have no more information," a Bin Hendi official told Gulf News. He could not estimate the company's losses. Officials close to the investigation put the value of the stolen diamonds to be more than Dh50 million. Eisa Adam Ebrahim, Dubai Shopping Malls Group head and BurJuman general manager, said malls must upgrade their security to match the growing "sophistication" of criminals. Gold traders said while they were shocked at the robbery, Dubai remained a haven for trade.
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Link to the video

What ya'll think?
 
Unrealistic said:
Gotta admit though, "filmy" shit like this is unheard of in Dubai, should be a wake up call for them.
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Depends on your definition of 'filmy shit'. The guy sitting right next to me in office is born and brought up in Dubai... and says that it was very common upto about 6 months ago to goto a night club and see Dawood Ibrahim and his goons sitting there and drinking....
 
wolfff said:
Depends on your definition of 'filmy shit'. The guy sitting right next to me in office is born and brought up in Dubai... and says that it was very common upto about 6 months ago to goto a night club and see Dawood Ibrahim and his goons sitting there and drinking....
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Well, looking at Mob bosses doesn't count as a high level crime, so I really don't see the similarities between the 2.

In fact, lookin' at a mob boss is quite similar to seeing any other celebrity, be it related to sports, movies or even politics.

The first high level crime was a 1 Million AED robbery in Ahmed Siddique, they stole expensive watches like Omega, Rado etc.

I've been born and brought up in Dubai too FYI, so I'd suggest you confirm with your friend what exactly he's referring to.

I don't see anything filmy 'bout looking at celebrities, you get to experience that all over the world.
 
Well as I was there... in Dubai re and wat I could get from others there was.. it has to be some one wid GOVT or something as you cant get arms dat easily in DUBAI :P

OR

Russian mafias have cracked something open :D
 
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