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| Captain Nasser Salim Al Rekabi, Information Security Officer at the Directorate General of Security Support at Abu Dhabi Police addressing the conference. (Supplied) |
Security authorities in Los Angeles, California, hosted a local forum for US investigation and law enforcement authorities on Sunday, on cyber crimes (high technology crime offences).
An Emirati police delegation was invited to the forum, to share the efforts and mechanisms that were applied by the UAE Ministry of Interior in arresting the Nigerian gang of internet fraudsters recently.
Nigerians busted
Last July, the MoI had arrested a Nigerian gang of three people operating out of an apartment in Ajman, and targeted their victims, both individuals and institutions, in the United States of America.
Local authorities were alerted after receiving information from California security authorities about a cyber-criminal gang based in the UAE. The information did not include the identities of the hackers, nor the place of residence; hence a professional team was established in order to follow-up on the cyber data available, and to identify the hideout of the gang as soon as possible so as to prevent them from escaping.
The professional team included members from the Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ajman police forces.
The joint international security cooperation with the UAE police leadership led to identifying the location of the gang in record time, which was subsequently raided after completing the necessary legal procedures.
The raid resulted in the arrest of B.A, age 24, the mastermind of the gang; G.A, age 26, a partner in the gang; and A.A., age 26, who entered the UAE on a tourist visa.
An Emirati police delegation was invited to the forum, to share the efforts and mechanisms that were applied by the UAE Ministry of Interior in arresting the Nigerian gang of internet fraudsters recently.
Nigerians busted
Last July, the MoI had arrested a Nigerian gang of three people operating out of an apartment in Ajman, and targeted their victims, both individuals and institutions, in the United States of America.
Local authorities were alerted after receiving information from California security authorities about a cyber-criminal gang based in the UAE. The information did not include the identities of the hackers, nor the place of residence; hence a professional team was established in order to follow-up on the cyber data available, and to identify the hideout of the gang as soon as possible so as to prevent them from escaping.
The professional team included members from the Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ajman police forces.
The joint international security cooperation with the UAE police leadership led to identifying the location of the gang in record time, which was subsequently raided after completing the necessary legal procedures.
The raid resulted in the arrest of B.A, age 24, the mastermind of the gang; G.A, age 26, a partner in the gang; and A.A., age 26, who entered the UAE on a tourist visa.
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