UAE BARQ برق الإمارات – نبضك
The Criminal Court of Abu Dhabi issued a decision convicting an accused Pakistani national of the crime of possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances with the intention of promoting them, and sentenced him to death, confiscation and destruction of the seized products, as well as the confiscation of the car and telephone used in the commission of the crime.
As regards the details of the case, the Anti-Narcotics Section in Abu Dhabi received information stating that the accused was involved in the promotion of narcotics and psychotropic substances by communicating with a drug trafficker abroad, was delivering large quantities of drugs to him through other persons residing in the UAE and who conceal the prohibited products in different places before sending photos and contact details to the dealer who, in turn, sends them to other people via “WhatsApp”, so that they proceed to the hiding places to sort out, divide, package and distribute the products in places they consider appropriate before sending their contact details and photos so that potential buyers can obtain them.
The facts were proven by police investigations, who notified the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution to obtain an arrest warrant to apprehend the suspect and to search his home and vehicle.
In execution of the warrant issued by the Public Prosecution, a police force was sent to the accused’s home, arrested and searched him. A suspicious crystalline substance was found on the suspect, which after examination turned out to be a prohibited psychotropic substance, as well as a phone he was using to promote drugs on social media.
