Dubai Police helped to bring 145 international fugitives to justice in the first nine months of 2021, figures have revealed.
The force has played a vital role in capturing some of the globe's most notorious crime lords, often using sophisticated surveillance techniques to snare its targets.
One of Italy's most wanted men, who allegedly sold two stolen Van Gogh paintings on the black market, was arrested in Dubai in July.
In April, Dubai Police caught the French drug dealer and international crime kingpin Moufide ‘Mouf’ Bouchibi, also known as 'the Ghost'. He was arrested in Dubai travelling under a false identity after 10 years on the run.
Dubai Police received a red notice from Interpol against Bouchibi before he arrived in the emirate.
In the same month, police arrested a man wanted for eight years for questioning over his alleged role in an international drug trafficking plot.
The achievements were highlighted during an annual inspection at the General Department of Criminal Investigation.
The inspection revealed police had taken more than Dh9.3 billion ($2.5bn) of counterfeit products off the streets in the past five years.
The fight against fake goods involved 2,235 cases and led to the arrest of 2,536 suspects over this period.
As well as foiling major crime operations, police have worked to settle financial cases and return lost items to their owners over the course of the year.
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