24 beggars, street vendors arrested in Dubai
Web Report/Dubai
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Dh5,000 fine, jail term of up to three months for begging in UAE
A total of 24 people beggars and street vendors were arrested in Dubai by Al Raffa Police, the police said on social media.
Brigadier Ahmed Thani bin Ghalita, Director of Al Raffa Police Station, said the arrests come as part of Dubai Police’s campaign Begging is a Wrong concept of Compassion.
Brig Bin Ghalita said the station joins the campaign's efforts every year to combat begging in the emirate by assigning working teams to operate according to an integrated security plan in cooperation with other departments to intensify patrols in places expected to be frequented by beggars.