Abu Dhabi arrests man in AED 14 million gold jewellery fraud

A man has been arrested in Abu Dhabi for defrauding the owner of a gold jewellery store in the UAE capital of items worth AED 14 million.

Abu Dhabi Police said the suspect convinced the owner to hand him the gold jewellery six months ago under the pretext that he worked for several businessmen and major figures in the country. He took the invoices for each item and promised to make the payment later.

When the payments were defaulted, the owner reported the case, and within hours, the specialised teams tracked the suspect to an Abu Dhabi outhouse and arrested him.

The Police recovered boxes of jewellery, alongside invoices and documents related to the case, from the property.

Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to selling some jewellery. 

Abu Dhabi Police urged owners of jewellery shops to be extra vigilant and to verify the identities of their customers before carrying out a sale.  

#أخبارنا | #شرطة_أبوظبي تكشف ملابسات احتيال بمصوغات ذهبية قيمتها 14 مليون درهم وتضبط المتهم خلال ساعات من تلقي البلاغ

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— شرطة أبوظبي (@ADPoliceHQ) November 12, 2026