Ferrari FF model car for the Dubai police. Photo credit: Dubai police.
Dubai on the Arabian Peninsula serves as the capital of the emirate of the same name. This region, which spans around 80 kilometers of coastline, was formerly a small community where the desert had taken over and the locals were struggling to make ends meet.
However, it is now in the past because Dubai is now one of the wealthiest nations in the United Arab Emirates, and even the cars that its police officers drive add to the opulence and splendor of this magnificent country.
About 9,000 years ago, mangrove trees covered this Persian Gulf shore, rising above the ground that had been flooded by the tides. The coastline has changed over time, with the sea on one side and the desert on the other.
The earliest town in present-day Dubai was founded in the third millennium BC by nomads who were mostly involved in livestock rearing. Then later on, they started cultivating date palms in addition to fishing and pearl diving.
Despite the domination of Europeans, the native population of Dubai managed to maintain its identity. Although it is currently difficult to identify old buildings in the city, customs and culture have persisted for centuries without being significantly impacted by the British. Dubai was separated from British rule in 1892, and one of its greatest advantages was still its location as a major seaport near both Europe and India.
The search for pearls was the main source of income for the inhabitants; thus, there were a lot of merchants there. However, this traditional source of income began to dwindle in the 1930s when the Japanese began producing artificial pearls.
In the 1940s, Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum, depended on foreign trade connections, and under his direction, the city's port expanded to become the biggest along the coast.
By that time, oil had already been discovered in the Persian Gulf; in 1966, a deposit was discovered in Dubai. Foreigners began to flood the city in search of employment as soon as black gold was extracted and processed, and the amount of investment increased dramatically.
As the emirate prospered, so did the local populace. Businesses are drawn to Dubai as a result of the tax laws being relaxed. The nation aggressively supplied fuel and other petroleum products to the armed forces of other nations during the 1990–1991 Gulf War.
The nation is home to many of the tallest structures in the world, including the seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel, the largest shopping and entertainment complex in the world, and the Dubai Mall.
How does Dubai's law enforcement operate? The Dubai police spend more money on each of their patrol cars than they do on sending a youngster to college in the United States. One peculiarity about Dubai is that the police use supercars to wow tourists and show off how wealthy and stunning the nation is.
These include pricey cars like the $397,000 Lamborghini Aventador, the $500,000 Ferrari FF, and the $1,790,000 Aston Martin One-77. Additionally, they own the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest police car in the world, which costs $1,600,000.
Dubai is probably the only friendly place where you can hail a police car and take a selfie with the driver. In other countries, police officers rarely drive the kind of lavish and costly cars that they do in that country.
The police in Dubai, where there are 14 Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, just obtained a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records for operating the fastest police car in the world. This is in a city where you have to cover your car in gold to be noticed.