810 tonnes of fruits stolen in Dubai

Friday, 1 May 2020Newsdesk

More than Dh4 million worth of bananas, tomatoes, grapes, pomegranates, coconuts and chillies have been stolen in an audacious scam in Dubai, with scores of Indian exporters being caught in the cross hairs of the brazen theft.

New Delhi, 01 May 2020

As per news report of Gulf News, following a familiar script, con artists opened an office in Dubai before placing bulk orders -- this time on behalf of the fraudulent OPC Foodstuff Trading, operating from Deira. The exporters were paid 25-30 per cent upfront via Telex Transfers. The balance was to be paid within one to three weeks of delivery. The money never arrived. Instead, OPC Foodstuff suddenly downed shutters last month and its entire staff, including Pakistani owner Mohammad Farooq, cannot be traced, say victims. Their phone numbers remain switched off.

Source -Gulf News