Dubai Police Recover Stolen Medical Supplies Before Owner Realises Theft

Dubai's Al Raffa Police Station has surprised a shop owner by returning AED 123,000 worth of stolen medical products before the owner even realised the goods were missing. Police have apprehended a gang responsible for the theft. The discovery of the crime resulted from the efforts of the Intelligence and Security Teams Unit in collaboration with investigative officers at the Al Raffa station.

According to the police, the gang had been stealing from a warehouse affiliated with the store over multiple periods, all without the owner’s knowledge or any reports of suspicious activity. Lieutenant Colonel Ali Al Awar, Head of the General Duty Section at Al Riffa Police Station, said officers noticed a group acting suspiciously and found them in possession of medical products and pills. "When questioned about their origin and the large quantity, they confessed to stealing them from a medical supply store's warehouse multiple times without anyone noticing,” the officer added.

Meanwhile, the store owner told the police that neither he nor any staff knew the store was experiencing multiple thefts. Following an inventory of the missing medical products, the owner noted that the total value of the theft amounted to AED 123,000. The police said that the ‘Intelligence and Security Teams’ unit was created to identify security gaps, gather intelligence, and address local issues, all aimed at strengthening safety and public trust in the police while reducing crime rates.