Dubai Police arrested almost half of all UAE drug suspects in between April and June.
Illegal drugs, including khat, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin were seized by authorities and intelligence shared with countries around the world as police continue to crack down on narcotics traders.
The General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police successfully apprehended 49.6 per cent of all the suspects arrested in drug-related cases and promoting psychotropic substances across the UAE.
Dubai Police drug arrests
During the same period, their efforts also resulted in substantial seizures, including confiscating 491kg of drugs and 3,333,916 narcotic pills.
The seized drugs included:
- Cocaine
- Heroin
- Crystal meth
- Opium
- Marijuana
- Hashish
- Various types of narcotic pills
The announcement was revealed during the General Department of Anti-Narcotics performance review meeting for the second quarter of the current year, chaired by Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police.
Lt. Gen. Al Marri praised the efforts of the teams at the General Department of Anti-Narcotics, emphasising their role in ensuring the safety and security of the nation, protecting the community from the harmful effects of drugs, and effectively combating drug distribution and capturing dealers, both domestically and internationally.
The statistics demonstrated Dubai Police’s contribution in sharing 50 significant pieces of information with multiple countries during Q2 2023, such as:
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Saudi Arabia
- China
- Philippines
- Kuwait
- Germany
- India
- Greece
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Thailand
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Oman
- Qatar
- Cambodia
- South Korea
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
The collaborative efforts yielded significant results, leading to the successful arrest of 28 suspects and the seizure of 431kg of drugs, including khat, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin.
During the same period, the department successfully detected and blocked 560 social media accounts promoting drugs.
Colonel Dr. Abdul Rahman Sharaf, Director of Hemaya International Center, reviewed the centre’s achievements during Q2 2023, where 28,000 students from 20 different nationalities benefited from 71 educational and community programs.
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