Up to two years and a fine of 50 thousand dirhams
Imprisonment .. The penalty for showing off clothes decorated with drawings of “narcotics”
Abdullah Al-Khayyat: “What other countries allow does not necessarily have to be appropriate for us, and young people are affected by (social media) images.”
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Drug crimes stipulated in the amended law issued in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021 are not related to traditional criminal acts such as abuse, promotion or trafficking only, but extend to behaviors that many do out of defiance or bragging and self-affirmation, including placing charges of narcotic plants on vehicles and clothing It is considered a crime punishable by up to two years in prison in specific cases, and a fine of up to 50,000 dirhams.
The Abu Dhabi Police General Command warned of the consequences of behaviors that some people underestimate, but they are legally criminal, including wearing clothes or hanging pictures on vehicles containing narcotic substances, such as pictures of poppies or marijuana and the like.
Colonel Abdullah Al-Khayat, Director of Hemaya International Center in the General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police, told "Emirates Today" that there is a big problem associated with the influence of young people, especially adolescents and young adults, with foreign cultures that support these behaviors and consider them as images of personal freedom, and it is difficult to convince them of this mistake. Belief or incompatibility with religious and societal values.
He added that the law prohibits this behavior with an explicit text in Article 55 of Federal Decree-Law No. 30 of 2021, so attention must be paid to this and awareness of its consequences, adding: “What other countries allow does not necessarily have to be suitable for us, as there are countries that allow the use of certain types.” of drugs, believing that it is a useful measure to reduce the use of other types, but this has been proven wrong.”
Al-Khayat added that a recent study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Drug Abuse at Columbia University confirmed that social media can lead to drug abuse for young people with inclinations, as seeing their favorite celebrities and stars in social media posts can tempt them to make fraught choices. at risk.
The study shows that 75% of teenagers see pictures of young people smoking weed, drinking alcohol or wearing these clothes, which encourages them to experiment in the same way, and the study also confirms that 90% of the children surveyed saw these types of pictures of their peers online before they reached 16 years old. Under the broad heading "Have a good time".
Teens who encounter these types of images are four times more likely to use marijuana and three times more likely to drink alcohol than children who have not seen these types of images.
• Abu Dhabi Police warned of the consequences of behaviors that some people underestimate, but they are legally criminal.
Designers who play with the emotions of teenagers
The arbitrator and legal advisor, Mohamed Naguib, explained that the package of laws recently issued by the state, especially the Federal Decree Law No. 30 of 2021 regarding combating narcotics and psychotropic substances, requires a great deal of awareness and attention, as the law touched on some practices that some are not aware of their consequences, but they are criminal. And met with deterrent penalties.
He pointed out that there are international fashion designers who defy common sense by placing pictures and drawings of narcotic substances on the clothes they design, manipulating the feelings of young people and adolescents who always carry a tendency to challenge.
He pointed out the need to pay attention to Article 55 of the new law, which states that whoever manufactures, imports, sells or possesses with the intention of promoting goods or publications bearing pictures, drawings, writings or ideas calling for the commission of any of the crimes of narcotics or psychotropic substances shall be punished with the fine that Not less than 50 thousand dirhams.
Whoever wears any clothing or uses any of the above-mentioned merchandise or printed matter shall be punished with a fine of no less than 5000 dirhams, and the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years in the case of recurrence.
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