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Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Khaleej Times
Dubai: Asian passenger gets 2-year jail term, Dh100,000 fine for smuggling controlled medication
A 45-year-old Asian man has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined Dh100,000 by the Dubai Criminal Court after being caught with hundreds of capsules of restricted medication in his luggage. The passenger was intercepted at Dubai International Airport when customs officers found 480 capsules during a baggage inspection. Lab analysis confirmed the pills contained a controlled substance that cannot be brought into the country without a valid prescription. Investigations revealed the man did not have any medical documents to justify possession. The man told authorities that he had transported the medication from his home country to deliver it to someone in the UAE. In addition to jail time and a fine, the court ordered the man's deportation after serving his sentence. He is also banned from transferring or depositing money to others, directly or indirectly, without approval from the UAE Central Bank and the Ministry of Interior for a period of two years after release. Dubai
Gulf Today
05-05-2025
- Gulf Today
Man gets 10-year jail, Dhs100,000 fine for possessing and abusing drugs in Dubai
Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an African to 10 years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined him Dhs100,000 after being caught red-handed in possession of approximately 80 grams of Marijuana and other narcotics that he had purchased from unknown dealer, using crypto-currency. The court also ordered that the seized narcotics be confiscated. The case dated back to December last year when Dubai Police received a tip-off that the accused was abusing narcotics and possessing a quantity of the same in Al Khawaneej area. A team of detectives was formed to track him down, and after obtaining permission from Dubai Public Prosecution, the accused was monitored and arrested. A policeman stated in the interrogations that the accused was in an abnormal state when he was arrested but no smell of alcohol was emanating from him. This necessitated a precautionary search to be conducted, as a result of which he was found in possession of rolls containing items that were suspected to be narcotics, he said, adding that the seized items, along with a urine sample from the accused, were transferred to Dubai Police's forensic laboratory. The forensic laboratory report indicated that the seized items consisted of a dried herbal material containing marijuana weighing approximately 80 grams and traces of the same material were detected on two electronic scales, all of which fall under prohibited materials according to table no. 1 of the federal decree-law no. 3 for 2021 regarding combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The urine sample analysis also showed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, the active ingredient in hashish, which is included among the prohibited psychotropic substances in table no. 5 of the same law, constituting evidence that the accused had used hashish or marijuana. On interrogation, the accused admitted that he possessed and was abusing the seized items, which he said he had bought for personal use from an unknown dealer and remitted the price to him using digital currencies.
Gulf Insider
04-05-2025
- Gulf Insider
Dubai: Asian Passenger Gets 2-Year Jail Term, Dh100,000 Fine for Smuggling Controlled Medication
A 45-year-old Asian man has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined Dh100,000 by the Dubai Criminal Court after being caught with hundreds of capsules of restricted medication in his luggage. The passenger was intercepted at Dubai International Airport when customs officers found 480 capsules during a baggage inspection. Lab analysis confirmed the pills contained a controlled substance that cannot be brought into the country without a valid prescription. Investigations revealed the man did not have any medical documents to justify possession. The man told authorities that he had transported the medication from his home country to deliver it to someone in the UAE. In addition to jail time and a fine, the court ordered the man's deportation after serving his sentence. He is also banned from transferring or depositing money to others, directly or indirectly, without approval from the UAE Central Bank and the Ministry of Interior for a period of two years after release.
Gulf Today
02-05-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Indian businessman jailed for 5 years, fined Dhs500,000 over money laundering in UAE
Dubai Criminal Court sentenced the Indian businessman known as Abu Sabah to five years in jail, followed by deportation after serving his sentence, and fined him Dhs500,000. Additionally, Dhs150 million of his assets were confiscated, after being convicted, along with 32 others, including his son, of money laundering as part of an organised criminal gang. The court also sentenced 11 suspects in absentia to five years in jail and a fine of Dhs500,000 each, while 10 others were jailed for one year and slapped a fine of Dhs200,000 each. The court further fined three corporate entities Dhs5 million each and ordered the confiscation of proceeds from the crime, along with seized electronic devices and phones. All suspects are to be deported after serving their sentences. The case started when a report was filed with the Dubai Police, and the Public Prosecution referred the file on December 18, 2024, and the first trial session commenced on January 9, 2025. Extensive investigations revealed that the suspects established a comprehensive money laundering network, relying on shell companies and suspicious financial transactions both within and outside the country. The case involved 33 suspects, some of whom were convicted in person and others in absentia. In its ruling, the court ordered the confiscation of all funds used in the crime, along with electronic devices, phones, and documents seized during the investigation. The total value of confiscated funds amounted to approximately Dhs150 million. The rulings also included a Dhs50 million fine on three companies involved in the crime as legal representatives, with the confiscation of their associated assets. "Abu Sabah" is known as the owner of a property management company with branches in the UAE, the United States, and India. He is famous for his luxurious lifestyle and prominent investments, most notably purchasing a distinctive number plate bearing the number "5" for Dhs33 million at a public auction in 2016.
Gulf Today
28-04-2025
- Gulf Today
Two jailed, fined Dhs100,000 each for possessing and abusing drugs in Dubai
Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an Arab to five years and another to 10 years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined them Dhs100,000 each for possessing and abusing drugs. The court also decided to prohibit them from transferring or depositing any funds to others, whether by themselves or through third parties for two years after the end of their respective jail terms, except after obtaining permission from the Central Bank of the UAE in co-ordination with the Ministry of Interior. In addition, the court ordered that the seized items be confiscated. The case, which dated back to January last year, took place in Al Wuheida area of Dubai, where the defendants were digging in the ground with their hands late at night, arousing the suspicion of a police patrol. A policeman stated that the defendants were in an abnormal state and showed signs that they were abusing drugs. After being searched as a precaution, a quantity of what was suspected to be hashish was found in the possession of one of them, while various substances suspected to be cocaine and hashish were found in the possession of the other, he added. He and his colleagues arrested the defendants when one of them tried to resist and escape but was brought under control, the policeman said, adding that the defendants were taken to the General Department of Anti-Narcotics, where they underwent laboratory tests. The report of Dubai Police's forensic lab revealed that the two defendants were under the influence of drugs. The first defendant was in possession of 20 grams of hashish, while the second defendant was found to be in possession of approximately 100 grams of hashish, cocaine and other psychotropic substances, the report showed. On interrogation, the two defendants admitted to having abused drugs, which they obtained from a drug dealer, who sent them the co-ordinates of the location where he had hidden the drugs via WhatsApp after they had transferred the price to his bank account. They stated that their presence at the location where they were arrested was for the purpose of searching for the drugs and psychotropic substances.
