Over 1,000 drug suspects arrested in Dubai in last quarter of 2020
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More than 700 drug-related cases were uncovered.
More than 1,000 drug suspects have been arrested in Dubai in the last four months of 2020, the police said on Friday, as they revealed the latest figures for its war on illegal drugs.
During this period, 728 drug-related cases were uncovered and 1,044 suspects nabbed, leading to the seizure of 1,034kg of narcotics. Sixteen websites were also blocked for promoting drugs, the Dubai Police.
Brig Eid Muhammad Thani Hareb, director of anti-narcotics at the Dubai Police, said they had been making every effort to address the issue and help the world put an end to illegal drug use and trafficking.