UAE Residents Warned of Consequences for Drug Use Abroad

ABU DHABI: UAE residents who use drugs abroad may be caught on their return. Drug use is legal in some countries but illegal in the UAE.

Deputy Chief of Dubai Police and Public Security and Chairman of the UAE Drug Control Council Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim has warned about frequent accidents in cafes where drugs are used in foreign countries.

He said that he would not hesitate to monitor youths visiting such countries and arrest them if they return to the UAE. He was inaugurating the Drug Prevention Forum in Sharjah. The warning was given in the presence of Sharjah Police Commander-in-Chief Major General Saif Al Sari Al Shamsi.

The program was organized by the General Department for Drug Control of the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with Sharjah Police. The theme of the program was ‘Join us to stop drugs’. He said that efforts should be united to fight drug addiction and appealed to parents and youth to participate in the yajna.

English Summary: UAE residents warned against consuming drugs overseas.