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29 March 2024

8 youngsters held with 398 bags of ‘Spice’

They confessed to the crime (Supplied)

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By Mohammed El Sadafy

Abu Dhabi Police arrested eight youngsters (two boys and three girls) with 398 bags of ‘spice’, a synthetic drug.

Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), warned against the risks of falling prey to spice abuse, which is far more devastating than other industrial or traditional drugs.

The eight suspects - aged between 21 and 28 years – were in possession of more than Dh125,000 drug money. The suspects were referred along with the seized money to the competent authorities, for further investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

Upon questioning, the culprits, two college students (one GCC national and one Arab national), along with three girls of different nationalities in addition to three European visitors, confessed to smuggling, promoting, selling and buying ‘spice’ synthetic drug.

Meanwhile, Colonel Sultan Suwayeh Al Darmaki, Head of Anti-Drug Section, CID, said the culprits were placed under surveillance and identified, based on confidential information received by the section about a criminal attempt to sell drugs to young people in the UAE society.

He said: “Police surveillance confirmed that some of the suspected group members were planning a meeting in Abu Dhabi. Following a concise legal procedure, a security team from the Anti-Narcotics section, including female officers, was assigned to track down the group, and its mastermind, to catch them red-handed.”