The Department of Anti-Economic Crimes, Dubai Police, registered 301 cases in 2006, of which fraud and forgery topped the list. Major Abdul Rahman Saeed Abdulla, director of Anti-Economic Crimes Department, said economic crimes affect development as well as government’s economic policies. The department has also investigated crimes against banks, financial institutions and exchange markets. “It curbs manipulation of trade marks, seizes fake and stolen credit and ATM cards and also investigates forging of national and foreign currency,” he added. He stated that during the last two years, gangs from African countries were involved in several cases of fraud and cheated a number of people by convincing them that they could multiply money through witchcraft.
Maj Rahman said that in order to curb economic crimes, the department is collaborating with the Economic Department, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Customs and Intellectual Property Department in Ministry of Economy. Mercifully, Dubai is almost free from major crimes like murder, dacoity and rape.
FRAUD, FORGERY TOP LIST OF CRIMES IN DUBAI
The Department of Anti-Economic Crimes, Dubai Police, registered 301 cases in 2006, of which fraud and forgery topped the list. Major Abdul Rahman Saeed Abdulla, director of Anti-Economic Crimes Department, said economic crimes affect development as well as government’s economic policies.
