Dubai: A man from Comoros Island went on trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Wednesday after he was charged with forging banknotes and trying to dupe a policeman into paying him Dh12 million.
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According to records, Dubai Police was tipped off about the 40-year-old defendant in April. They were told that the man sold fake currency and scammed people with it.
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An undercover policeman contacted the defendant in a trap that was set to arrest him in Abu Hail.
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The policeman told the man that he wanted to buy the currency and asked him to bring samples of the money to check if they were real.
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“He handed me dollars and euros and a currency painted green and another black. He told me that the money needed to be cleaned with a special liquid to turn into real dollars. He claimed that he had around $45 million [Dh165.2 million] and wanted to sell it for Dh12 million,” said the Emirati policeman.
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The defendant told the victim that he would provide him with the special liquid.
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“I agreed to buy the currency and he told me that he would provide it within 15 minutes. I signalled my team and they raided the place and arrested him,” he said.
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Police found the black and green banknotes inside the defendant’s car.
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According to Dubai Public Prosecution, the defendant possessed fake $100 and €500 banknotes.
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He was charged with forging banknotes and trying to con the victim to obtain Dh12 million.
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However, he denied the charges in the courtroom. The trial has been posted to July 24 to assign a defence lawyer.