“Sleeping on the road” hides a crime in his car

A Dubai Police officer suspected a parked car, its engine turned off, but its taillights turned on. Thousands of dirhams, deportation and cancellation of his driver's license for a period of three months, and the Court of Appeal confirmed the ruling.

In detail, a witness from Dubai Police said that he was on the job combing the jurisdiction area in Abu Hail and saw the vehicle parked in a suspicious way, as its engine was off, but its lights were on, so he approached it and saw a person sleeping in the driver's seat, so he knocked on the window door, but he did not respond. So, he contacted the operations and called for an ambulance.

He added that the paramedic examined the driver, and it turned out that he was in an abnormal condition, and during his transfer to Rashid Hospital to check on him, and while he was being taken out of the car, they found a used needle under his legs, so it was left in the place without touching it, accompanied by two policemen.

He pointed out that after checking on the driver in the hospital, he was returned to the same place, and the control men searched the car in his presence, and the needle that was found was recovered, and a roll of tin was found in the grip of the driver's door, and another needle in the trunk had traces of blood, so he was arrested. He was referred to the Public Prosecution, where he denied that he had used drugs based solely on driving a vehicle with an expired license. The Public Prosecution referred him to the Traffic and Traffic Court on charges of driving under the influence of psychotropic substances.

The court ruled to convict the accused, based on the merits of the verdict that he was seized in normal circumstances after his vehicle with an expired license and an uninsured vehicle was suspected, and the car was searched in his presence.

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