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28 March 2024

181 drug dealers arrested in Dubai

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Dubai’s authorities arrested 181 people in connection with drug dealing and all of them were under the age of 26, according to police data.

The figures also showed the number of those arrested in drug cases had largely increased over the past few years.

From 60 in 2010, the number rose to 68 in 2011 and jumped to 145 in 2012 and 171 in 2013 before peaking at 207 in 2014.

Persons aged between 21 and 25 years accounted for nearly 30 per cent of those arrested in drug cases during those years, the figures showed.