Dubai, August 26: A man wanted for three years has been arrested by the Dubai Police for allegedly issuing dud cheques worth a total of more than Dh9 million in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
CID officers arrested the man recently in Al Qusais area after he had been monitored by police for a week.
Major Ahmed Thani bin Ghalita, Director of the Anti-Crime Department, told Khaleej Times the man had been listed as wanted in the UAE three years ago after several complaints were lodged against him in Dubai, seven in Ajman and one filed in Sharjah.
The Pakistani national allegedly bounced cheques worth Dh9.2million. Although he had remained in the UAE, police were unable to track him until another complaint was filed recently.
Bin Ghalita said police started monitoring the suspect after an Asian lodged a complaint at the Rafaa Police Station in Dubai for a issuing dud cheque of Dh7million.
The arrested man was a businessman with a trade licence and had issued cheques to clients and some for personal expenses, police said.
The man had told police he had been unable to honour the cheques because of financial difficulties.
“People need to be careful before investing in business deals to avoid being victimised by fraudsters,” Bin Ghalita said. The Anti–Crime Department had cut the number of crimes by 70 per cent in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period last year, he said.
–Agencies