The Dubai Misdemeanours Court fined a 25-year-old Arab man Dhs10,000 and barred him from transferring or depositing funds without prior approval from the UAE Central Bank and Ministry of Interior. This financial ban will remain in effect for two years following his sentencing.
According to a Gulf Today report, the individual was found behaving erratically and shouting inside a shopping mall restroom in Dubai. Mall security intervened after receiving complaints from shoppers and called the police, who arrested the man.
According to a police officer, the suspect was not under the influence of alcohol but was found in an abnormal state. A precautionary search uncovered a cigarette containing suspected narcotics, which led to a forensic examination confirming the man’s habitual drug use.
The accused admitted to consuming drugs prior to his arrest and revealed that he had obtained the substances from a dealer, paying for them via an international bank transfer.
The court also ordered the confiscation of the controlled substances found in his possession.
