### [2026-04-29](/feed/2026/04/29/index.md)

##### Crime in the United Arab Emirates
# Police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, arrest 276 individuals linked to a transnational fraud network in a joint operation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Chinese police, targeting multiple criminal groups and dismantling several scam centers involved in investment and cryptocurrency scams. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2641769/middle-east)

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