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☆ Elon Musk seems pleased that Dubai police are now driving a Cybertruck
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dubai is adding a Cybertruck to its fleet of luxury police vehicles. Elon Musk is thrilled, but the Tesla pickup is unlikely to be chasing down criminals anytime soon. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDubai has added a Cybertruck to its fleet of luxury police vehicles — much to Elon Musk's satisfaction. Its police force said on X it now had the Tesla as part of its "tourist police" patrol fleet, posting an image of a Cybertruck in green and white livery.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, —, Elon Organizations: Service, Dubai Police General Command Locations: Dubai

☆ Quincy Promes: Dutch soccer star convicted in absentia for drug trafficking is arrested in Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Leading European soccer player Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia for drug smuggling last month in the Netherlands, has been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who are seeking his extradition, according to his lawyers. “The extradition procedure will now have to be completed in the United Arab Emirates,” said Promes’ Dutch lawyers in a statement on the company’s website. “We would like to point out that an independent judge in Dubai will now decide on the Dutch extradition request. “The arrested man was reportedly staying in luxury in Dubai according to various media reports. “At this time, it is not possible to provide additional information to avoid disruption of the ongoing investigation,” added Dutch prosecutors.

Persons: Quincy Promes, Promes, ”, “, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Francesco Pecoraro Organizations: CNN, Ajax, Sevilla, Spartak Moscow, United Arab Emirates, Dubai Police, Reuters, Europa League, SSC Napoli, Stadio, Dubai ’ The, Dubai ’ The Amsterdam Public, Transfermarkt, Spartak Locations: Netherlands, Dubai, Brazil, Russian, Naples, Italy, Europe, Dubai ’, Dubai ’ The Amsterdam, Moscow, Amsterdam, UAE

☆ Dubai police seize over $1 billion of captagon drug smuggled inside furniture
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A surveillance video shared by the interior ministry on Thursday shows the suspects attempting to bring the captagon tablets through Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port. UAE authorities have seized hundreds of thousands of captagon pills since 2019. Captagon was originally the brand name for a medicinal product containing the synthetic stimulant fenethylline. Experts say the vast majority of global captagon production occurs in Syria, with the Gulf region being its primary destination. Last year, the US introduced the 2022 US Captagon Act, which linked the trade to the Syrian regime and called it a “transnational security threat.”

Persons: Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Captagon, ” Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, United, United Arab Emirates, country’s Ministry of Interior, Dubai Police, ”, Twitter, Customs, European Monitoring Centre, Drugs, Addiction, US Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab, UAE, Jebel Ali Port, Abu, Syria

☆ A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The case against Tierra Allen, 29, claims she slandered a car rental company and screamed publicly. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have prohibited the 29-year-old Texas resident from leaving the country since April, when an employee of a rental car company accused her of screaming during an argument. After widespread international media attention to her case, Dubai police have now amended that complaint. The rental car was towed back to the rental car office with Allen's belongings still inside, including her wallet, phone, and passport. Allen's mother, Tina Baxter, told Insider that her daughter expects to finally retrieve her personal items from the rental car agency this week.

Persons: Tierra, Allen, slandered, Radha Stirling, Stirling, Dubai . Stirling, expediting, Tina Baxter, Baxter Organizations: Tierra Allen, Service, Authorities, United Arab, Dubai police, Stirling Locations: Texas, Dubai, Wall, Silicon, United Arab Emirates, Dubai ., UAE

☆ Key suspect in Danish tax fraud could be extradited from Dubai, Denmark says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OSLO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Danish foreign ministry on Thursday said a Dubai court had ruled that the main suspect in a dividend tax fraud case can be extradited to Denmark for prosecution, although the decision will be appealed. Briton Sanjay Shah, who has denied any wrongdoing, is suspected of submitting applications on behalf of investors and companies for payouts from the Danish Treasury worth more than 9 billion Danish crowns ($1.3 billion). Known as "cum-ex", the alleged crime involved a sham trading scheme whereby investors were able to make double tax reclaims. Shah was arrested earlier this year by Dubai police following the request by Danish authorities to extradite him. ($1 = 6.9824 Danish crowns)Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Ramon Abbas, known to his millions of Instagram followers as Ray Hushpuppi, pleaded guilty in April last year to conspiracy to engage in money laundering. On social media, where Abbas had posted videos of himself tossing wads of cash like confetti, he referred to himself as a real estate developer. His social media account was a treasure trove of information for investigatorsFederal investigators have described Abbas as a prolific money launderer who leveraged his social media platform to gain notoriety and brag about his wealth. In a 2020 affidavit, federal officials detailed how his social media accounts provided details needed to confirm his identity. Even Abbas’ Instagram birthday party photos helped the investigation.

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