A Chinese Gang Of 12 Were Caught For Running A Gambling Den From A Dubai Flat
A Chinese group consisting of 12 people, including at least three women, were arrested and charged in the Court of First Instance for brazenly running a flat as a gambling den.
The illegal gambling was operated from their flat in Naif area where gamblers could place bets for money.
Police were tipped-off
According to an anti-narcotics police lieutenant, the bust happened after they received a tip-off that a man and a woman were in possession of drugs. They obtained a public prosecution warrant to raid and search their cars and flat, and arrest them.
Around 2am on June 15, we, officers from the anti-narcotics division, raided their flat in the Naif area. We arrested the main defendant – a woman. No drugs were found with her. However, we found a group of men and women in a room in her flat gathered around a table. They were clearly gambling. Dices and amounts of money were seen on the table.”
Anti-Narcotics Police Lieutenant
People involved…
The age of all the people charged with gambling is between 37 and 54, where the main defendant is a housewife aged 43. She admitted to her involvement in running her rented flat as a gambling den.
Money of different currencies, including AED20,000, $850 and 10 Kuwaiti Dinars, found in her purse were seized. So were the Cheques found by the police officers.
