Dubai Police have arrested an eight-member criminal gang accused of fraudulently obtaining foreign driving licences for customers who had never travelled to the country or completed the required driving lessons and tests.
The licences were intended to be exchanged for UAE driving licences under existing international exchange agreements. The gang charged Dh10,000 per licence, exploiting international agreements that allow eligible foreign driving licence holders to exchange their licences for UAE driving licences without undergoing additional training or testing.
The arrests were made by Dubai Police's General Department of Criminal Investigation in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
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Dubai Police warned that anyone who knowingly uses such illegal services and pays to obtain a driving licence without following the required legal procedures may face criminal liability.
Exchanging a fraudulently obtained foreign licence for a UAE licence does not erase previous violations or exempt the holder from legal responsibility. The official exchange process must never be used to conceal unlawful practices.