Two ex-pats jailed, fined Dh184,000 for selling stolen school bus

By Sophia Banos-Lindner

Two people have been sentenced to a year in prison by the Dubai Criminal Court and have been asked to pay a fine of Dh184,000 for stealing and selling a school bus. The bus remained unsupervised for a long period of time, making the men realize that it was an easy target.

Immediately after the owner of the bus reported the crime, the police created an investigation team, with success.

The vehicle was traced to a car showroom in Sharjah, with the help of modern technology, the GPS. One of the accused criminals was working there. They admitted to stealing the bus with other accomplices and forging the registration. The accused had sold the bus to the showroom of Dh184,000.