A man wearing an abaya stole Dhs3 million from a Dubai safe, using professional tools to break in.

Fortunately, Dubai Police caught him under an hour.

The man was known to be part of an organised criminal gang, who were tie up to multiple robberies in the GCC.

The CCTV footage was posted on Twitter by Dubai Police.

Police were informed of a man wandering around the residential areas of Dubai wearing woman’s clothing. The suspect changed into men’s clothing when the police caught up with him.

However, upon investigation, the watches and money in the handbag totaled Dhs3 million.

The safe belonged to a European merchant who was not in the country.