Sharjah: Police have arrested two Arab suspects in a supermarket break-in which resulted in the theft of more than Dh100,000 in cash.

A senior official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News Sunday that the suspects were thought to have broken into several other supermarkets across the country, also targeting establishments in Abu Dhabi and Ajman.

The Operations Control Room at Sharjah Police initially received a call about a break-in at one of the supermarkets in Industrial Area 15.

A police patrol rushed to the scene and found the door broken down and the contents of a safe deposit locker missing.

After verifying fingerprints, police ascertained that the robbery had been committed by two intruders who had broken the lock on the main door and forced open the door of the store room containing the safe deposit box.

The safe deposit box contained Dh100,000 in cash, luxury mobile phones and digital cameras.

Store vandalised

The supermarket premises had also been vandalised and many of the items in the store had either been thrown off the shelves or damaged.

During the investigation, police suspected M.F.H., an Arab man, who was later picked up from his residence in Al Ghuwair district.

Upon interrogation, police say the suspect initially denied involvement in the case but eventually confessed that he carried out the crime with an accomplice living in Ajman.

Sharjah Police, in coordination with Ajman Police, arrested the second suspect, W.A.A., also an Arab man.

Stolen goods sold

Police said the second suspect confessed that although most of the stolen goods had been sold, some items had been stashed away at his home in Ajman.

When police searched the house, they recovered Dh119,400 in cash, electrical tools, laptops and luxury mobile phones, in addition to Arab and Israeli currencies.

Police say the suspects admitted they used the electrical tools to break into stores, and that they had also stolen from several shops in Abu Dhabi and Ajman. The authorities in Abu Dhabi and Ajman are currently investigating the other robberies.

The case has been transferred to Sharjah Public Prosecution.