Be careful of this cargo handling companies

Good old joe
By Good old joe

SUV parked in Dubai lands up in Afghanistan

A man from Mali, who bought a Land Cruiser for Dh176,000 for taking it to his homeland, was shocked learnt that the car which was parked near the office of a shipping company had been stolen.

The Court heard the case of three Asians who allegedly transported the car on a recovery vehicle to Sharjah from where they shipped it to Afghanistan.

“I asked the company to hand over the vehicle to a cargo company to ship it to Mali. When the car was parked in front of the shipping company it was stolen,” he testified.

Police investigated the complaint and arrested SMS, 52, Pakistani, who used his recovery vehicle for transporting the car from Dubai to Sharjah, AAJ, 43, Afghan visitor and IFK, 41, truck driver, all of whom confessed to agreeing to steal the vehicle .

They confessed to breaking the glass and released the gear and then pulling the car on to the recovery vehicle. They also arranged for shipping the vehicle to Afghanistan.

http://www.emirates247.com/crime/local/suv-parked-in-dubai-lands-up-in-a...

By Good old joe• 8 Nov 2012 11:40
Good old joe

The funny thing is the cargo company is still searching for the vehicle

By smoke• 8 Nov 2012 08:40
smoke

In India you could keep the keys of your car in the ignition with a sign board that says "steal me" and it would still be safe! :p

By GodFather.• 8 Nov 2012 07:42
GodFather.

Expect Amazing!

By Dhingra• 8 Nov 2012 07:39
Dhingra

Why do Filipino get so boggled up if something comes against them ?

By akmal.lcm• 8 Nov 2012 07:35
akmal.lcm

lost...

By stealth• 8 Nov 2012 05:53
stealth

why to hide facts?

By firefighter• 8 Nov 2012 05:30
firefighter

how can u say this things ur a filipino

By qatarmedic• 8 Nov 2012 03:02
Rating: 5/5
qatarmedic

... try to park unattended in manila.

bbboooooommmmmmmm.......... (gone)

By Ozf105• 8 Nov 2012 02:45
Ozf105

Gone in 60 seconds!!!

It happens everywhere, vigilance and caution is advised.

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