Five Nigerian men have been arrested in connection with a daring armed robbery at a money exchange house in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The suspects, in their 20s, according to the police, stole currencies worth over Dh2m during a seven-minute robbery at the Al Tauwain branch of the Al Ansari Exchange around midnight on March 20.
Major General Saif Al Shamsi, commander-in-chief of Sharjah Police said the robbery took nearly eight minutes.
Officers arrived to the crime scene and were able to get footage of the suspects from CCTV.
“The plate number of the getaway car helped us locate one suspect and arrest him within 48 hours,” he said.
The remaining suspects were arrested in Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman, in co-operation with police forces in those emirates.
He said the the entire stolen amount was recovered.
The operation that resulted in arresting the suspects lasted 72 hours.
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