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CASE 297  |  bitcoin trader  |  March ?, 2022  |  UAE
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  297
  date                March ?, 2022
  original_date       March, 2022
  year                2022
  month               3
  quarter             2022-Q1
  victim              bitcoin trader
  location            Dubai, UAE
  country             UAE
  scenario            Home Invasion
  description         4 men invade home, tie up man, steal $450K from safe.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               0
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        Dh1.7 million
  coin_type           cash
  reports             Khaleej Times
  notes               He was restrained with rope, not injured, so on the fence of "violence"
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2025-11-14 09:05:23

AI SUMMARY  [revised on review, verified against the sources in this file. Live DB still holds the shorter bulk-import summary — apply this to it.]
  **Victims:** A bitcoin trader in Dubai, UAE; the cash stolen belonged to his trading partner, who is a second victim in the case.
  
  **Attackers:** Four Asian men who had entered the country illegally and fled afterward; all were caught, confessed, and were jointly fined.
  
  **Attack Method:** In March 2022 a group came to his residence claiming his 'address was incorrect'; when he tried to close the door they pushed in, he fell, and they put a knife to his neck, tied him with plastic rope, took the safe key from under a table and emptied the safe.
  
  **Violence Used:** A knife was held to his neck and he was tied up with plastic rope; he was not otherwise injured.
  
  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** No cryptocurrency was taken; the robbers took Dh1.7 million in cash from a safe belonging to his trading partner.
  
  **Status:** He freed himself and alerted his partner and police; investigators found the men had illegally infiltrated the country and fled, then caught them in a coordinated operation. They confessed and were jointly fined Dh1.7 million.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.khaleejtimes.com/crime/dubai-four-men-fined-dh1-7-million-for-stealing-cash-from-bitcoin-trader

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 121: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   Khaleej Times
  URL      https://www.khaleejtimes.com/crime/dubai-four-men-fined-dh1-7-million-for-stealing-cash-from-bitcoin-trader
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Dubai: Four men fined Dh1.7 million for stealing cash from bitcoin trader
The victim's hands and feet were tied during the robbery

by Afkar Ali Ahmed
Published: Tue 6 Sep 2022, 10:18 AM
Last updated: Tue 6 Sep 2022, 2:17 PM
Four Asian men have been jointly fined Dh1.7 million for assaulting a bitcoin trader and stealing the same amount from his residence.
Last March, a man reported that he had been attacked in his house and that Dh1.7 million had been stolen from a safe that belonged to his trading partner.
The man claimed in his testimony that a group of men reached his residence, and told him that his 'address was incorrect'. When he attempted to close the door, the men pushed him and entered the house. After the man fell to the floor, the men put a knife to his neck.
The accused then tied him up with plastic rope and retrieved a key to the safe that was placed under a table. They then proceeded to steal the amount.
After the man managed to untangle himself, he called his partner and the police to inform them of the incident.
The second victim said in his testimony that he received a call from the first victim who informed him of the crime.
After he arrived at the spot, he saw the house in a mess and the safe open, with the cash missing.
Police investigations revealed that the criminals illegally infiltrated the country and fled after committing the crime.
Authorities then undertook a coordinated operation and managed to nab the culprits after zoning down on their location.
During interrogation, the men confessed to the crimes.

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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Dubai: Four men fined Dh1.7 million for stealing cash from bitcoin trader | Khaleej Times

Dubai: Four men fined Dh1.7 million for stealing cash from bitcoin trader

The victim's hands and feet were tied during the robbery

PUBLISHED: Tue 6 Sept 2022, 10:18 AM UPDATED: Tue 6 Sept 2022, 2:17 PM

Four Asian men have been jointly fined Dh1.7 million for assaulting a bitcoin trader and stealing the same amount from his residence.

Last March, a man reported that he had been attacked in his house and that Dh1.7 million had been stolen from a safe that belonged to his trading partner.

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The man claimed in his testimony that a group of men reached his residence, and told him that his 'address was incorrect'. When he attempted to close the door, the men pushed him and entered the house. After the man fell to the floor, the men put a knife to his neck.

The accused then tied him up with plastic rope and retrieved a key to the safe that was placed under a table. They then proceeded to steal the amount.

After the man managed to untangle himself, he called his partner and the police to inform them of the incident.

The second victim said in his testimony that he received a call from the first victim who informed him of the crime.

After he arrived at the spot, he saw the house in a mess and the safe open, with the cash missing.

Police investigations revealed that the criminals illegally infiltrated the country and fled after committing the crime.

Authorities then undertook a coordinated operation and managed to nab the culprits after zoning down on their location.

During interrogation, the men confessed to the crimes.

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