Another suspect in Sh140 million Dubai heist arrested
Police have arrested Mr George Maina, one of the suspects believed to have participated in the theft of Sh140 million in Dubai. PHOTO | TWITTER
What you need to know:
- The three Kenyans are accused of stealing Sh140m from a vehicle that was transporting cash to an ATM in a shopping mall.
Detectives on Tuesday arrested a man in Nairobi who is suspected to have participated in the theft of Sh140 million in Dubai eight months ago.
Mr George Gitau Maina, 28, becomes the second suspect to be arrested after Kenyan police, working with Interpol, arrested Ms Rebecca Mweni Musau from whom they recovered Sh13 million from her new house in Ruai in July.
The three Kenyan suspects are believed to have escaped after the robbery and United Arab Emirates security officials started their search in collaboration with Kenyan and Interpol officers.
In March, after the police in Dubai wrote to the Kenyan authorities asking them to help in tracing the Kenyans who had pulled the ‘Italian job’ on a vehicle transporting cash to an ATM in a shopping mall.
An official from the company told Khaleej Times that they informed the police about the theft.
He said when the vehicle stopped at the mall in Deira, the Kenyan guard distracted the other guards and fled with the cash.
The other suspect, who is still on the run was identified as Mr Charles Karanja, who worked as a security guard, according to Khaleej Times.
