Robbers ram cop car in desperate getaway
The two defendants, a Pakistani national, 24, and a Sudanese, 19, are being tried for robbery and endangering police personnel on duty at the Dubai Court of First Instance.
Prosecution records alleged that the two broke into a pharmacy in Dubai's Karama area at night to steal drugs.
According to a report in Gulf News, an Egyptian pharmacist working in the establishment told prosecutors he received a call at 5.30am on February 26 about the pharmacy, part of a well-known chain, being robbed.
Arriving quickly at the pharmacy he saw the glass door shattered and medicines on the floor, while a box containing restricted psychotropic drugs was missing.
It was found later on the road opposite the pharmacy.
A policeman testified that while he was patrolling the area at 3am he saw the defendants trying to load a big box into their car. When they saw the police car, they panicked, dropped the box on the road and drove away.
Car chase
The police gave chase and finally two police patrol cars managed to corner them.
The defendants, however, allegedly rammed their rented Toyota Corolla into the police cars to escape, damaging them and endangering the lives of the policemen inside.
However, their attempt was unsuccessful and they were nabbed.
Police found a plastic bag containing white pills, two pill boxes, a knife and an axe in the defendants' car. They found another bag near the car, which one of the defendants had thrown out before being caught.
The case has been adjourned until July 27.