DUBAI // Two men have appeared in court charged with breaking into a Starbucks coffee shop on Sheikh Zayed Road and stealing Dh18,000.
The defendants, a 24-year-old from Yemen and an Uzbek, 28, appeared in Dubai Criminal Court to face charges of theft and damaging property, which they denied.
At 6.30am on January 6 this year, the manager of the Starbucks branch arrived to find the main door smashed and the safe damaged.
“I called police immediately,” he said.
The defendants were arrested shortly after, said an Emirati police lieutenant.
“They stopped their car near the place and used sharp tools to break in then split the stolen amount,” said the officer.
A verdict is expected on May 23.
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