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Dubai police crack down on drug trafficking network; 91 people arrested

Dubai police crack down on large-scale drug trafficking network 91 people were arrested. Dubai police have seized 176 million dirhams ($ 48 million) worth of drugs. The drug traffickers were working to coordinate foreign criminal gangs through social media. Following the information, police seized 1,342 kilograms of drugs and psychotropic items as part of an operation dubbed “Locations”.


Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lafayette General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri has called on the public to report cybercriminals and suspicious online activity to the anti-cybercrime platform www.ecrime.ae. Drug traffickers are exploiting advances in modern technology, including social media, to further their agendas. Therefore, he said, social media users should be careful when using these platforms and not fall prey to online cybercriminals and drug traffickers. However, Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander – in – Chief of the Major General’s Criminal Investigation, said the Dubai Police’s operation was strong enough to disrupt all of this. ⁇

English Summary: Dubai police seized 48 million dollar worth-drugs