Four accused of shopping with counterfeit notes

Police arrested three Pakistanis and an Iranian who allegedly possessed US$2,000 fake notes and used them for shopping in Dubai Mall.
 
The Pakistani trio are identified as RGA, 28, MRA, 35, MIM, 27, and the Iranian AAT, 33.

The prosecution accused them of purchasing iPhones, iPads, iPods and other items with the fake notes.

Corporal Shehab Ahmad, testified that on January 29, police received a complaint about fake US dollars used to shop electronics.
 
The saleswoman of the shop checked the notes with a money exchange in the mall and found out that they were fake after the buyer left the shop.

Investigating into the case, police searched surveillance cameras and reached the number plate of the car which was used by the customers.
 
On the following day, the car driven by AAT was stopped near Al Masa Cinema on Sheikh Zayed road. He confessed to the accusation of using fake US dollars.

He also confessed of using US$2,000 for buying electronics from a shop in the Festival City.
 
Police found a collection of electronics in his car which included 2 iPhones, 2 iPod and one iPad.

During questioning, AAT claimed that he had lent MIM Dh70,000 and when he asked him to pay them back to him, he was given US$10,000.
 
“I found out that the US$10,000 were counterfeit after checking with an exchange shop. I called RGA and MRA who handed me the money and told them that they are forged. We agreed to meet as they wanted to talk to me. During the meeting, they asked me to buy electronics using the forged notes and then these items shall be sold and I agreed."
 
Police trapped the others and arrested them. The Pakistani trio pleaded not guilty and claimed that they did not know the money was counterfeit.

Police also arrested MIM. The court will reconvene on September 23.