Emirati police stopped two Binance employees at airports in recent weeks and earlier questioned a third official who runs the company’s Dubai subsidiary, as part of a fraud investigation into money moving through the exchange. A mid-level employee was held overnight at a Sharjah police station after an airport stop, while another was stopped at a different Emirati airport; all three have been released. Binance said staff gave standard statements on routine inquiries into third-party fund flows and were not targets of the probe, which reportedly focuses on customers rather than the exchange. Police interest appears tied in part to a corporate Emirates bank account used for customer deposits and withdrawals—including dirham transactions via ADCB after fiat-to-crypto services launched on June 2, 2026—on which some employees are named. The company sought government help over employee safety concerns. The episode deepens scrutiny of Binance’s UAE banking and compliance posture after its 2023 U.S. AML guilty plea, a $2 billion MGX investment in March 2025, and Abu Dhabi approvals for Nest trading, clearing, and custody entities.