Dubai Police arrest 1176 people accused of drug cases within 6 months
Al-Marri chaired the meeting to evaluate the performance of the General Administration for Drug Control. WAM
The Narcotics Control Department in Dubai Police seized 1,176 suspects at the emirate level, out of a total of 2,786 accused at the state level, during the first half of this year.
The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri, affirmed the Dubai Police’s keenness to continue rehabilitation and training, and to see best international practices in the field of drug control, according to the latest technologies and artificial intelligence tools, in order to enhance the fight against drug trafficking and promotion, and to control its dealers at the emirate level. And the state.
This came during his presidency of the meeting to evaluate the performance of the General Department for Drug Control in the first half of this year, during which he heard an explanation from the Director of the Local Control Department, Colonel Muhammad Hamid Saqr, about drug cases that were registered in the Dubai Police during the first half of this year, Compared to the first half of last year, when the administration seized 712 kilograms of drugs and narcotic tablets during the first half of this year in the emirate, which varied between cocaine, heroin, crystal, opium and marijuana.
The administration was able to supply different countries with 36 important information during the first half of this year, which led to the arrest of 16 accused, and the seizure of 2,049 tons of drugs and 2706 narcotic pills, while the Public Administration succeeded in monitoring and blocking 39 websites promoting drugs during the first half. Of the current year.
Al-Marri also reviewed the statistics of the International Hemaya Center, where the center organized a program of community summer courses, with the participation of 254,000 students from various schools in the Emirate of Dubai, belonging to about 27 nationalities, who were trained in sports and military shows, and other various activities "remotely".
Summer courses and programs succeeded in adopting creativity and innovation, developing skills in the field of security awareness, enhancing communication with students on security issues, and enhancing the family role in dealing with developments and emergencies.