Dubai Airport Worker Sentenced for 3 Months Over Stealing Traveler's Bag

Published March 5th, 2018 - 12:42 GMT
A 20-year-old porter working at a Dubai International Airport has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing money and belongings of the passengers. (AFP/ File Photo)
A 20-year-old porter working at a Dubai International Airport has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing money and belongings of the passengers. (AFP/ File Photo)

The 20-year-old has been charged with stealing goods worth Dh640 ($174).

A 20-year-old porter working at a Dubai International Airport has been sentenced to three months in jail for stealing money and belongings of the passengers.

The Court of First Instance found him guilty of theft as an employee assigned with a public service.

The Indian porter worked for a company that has a contractual relationship with a travel and ticketing agency at the Dubai International Airport.

He was arrested on January 3 at the staff gate. "Upon his arrest at 5.30 am at the gate used for entry and exit of staff, we found a golden ring with him. He confessed he had stolen it from a plane," a police corporal said.

The porter's duties included transporting the baggage from the belt all the way inside the planes at the departure building and cleaning inside the planes.

The police corporal said they searched the defendant's place after obtaining his consent in writing and found a mobile phone (worth Dh100) ($27), golden earrings (worth Dh660) ($179), and money in different currencies.

"He led us willingly to his closet where he kept the stolen items. He confessed to have stolen on different occasions while going about his duties," the police officer told the prosecutor.

Public prosecution remarks said the estimated price of the stolen pieces including the golden ring to be around Dh640.

An exchange receipt worth Dh7 ($1.9) from Lebanese liras into the local currency was found and seized.

Other bills including Djibouti Franks and Mexican Pesos worth about Dh309 ($84) were also found and seized.

The porter admitted to the theft charge during investigation.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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