Dubai:The Dubai Police successfully uncovered 2051 drug-related cases, arrested 3128 suspects, and seized 1560kg of illegal drugs and 14 million and 793 thousand narcotic pills in 2019. 

The force also blocked 58 websites that promote drugs and contributed to seizing 572kg of illegal drugs and narcotic pills and the arrest of 215 suspects in 88 drug-related cases across other emirates in the same year. 

These statistics were revealed during an appraisal meeting chaired by Dubai Police Commander-in-chief of Dubai Police, His Excellency Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, who praised the efforts exerted by the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police in combating drugs locally and internationally.   

Maj-Gen Al Marri said that hundreds of kilogrammes of drugs and narcotics were seized last year in world-class operations namely: Operation Stalker that took down 16 members of an international drug trafficking gang and seized 365KG of Heroin, Crystal Meth, and Hashish worth 278 million and 50 thousand dirhams, and Operation LiStah that took down 12 Asian nationals and seized some 194kg of drugs hidden in a boat’s deck.

Brigadier Eid Muhammad Thani Hareb, Director of Anti-narcotics at Dubai Police, said that they are working tirelessly, in cooperation with other sectors from within and outside the Dubai Police, to address this serious issue and arrest drug traffickers and promoters, and protect our society and the youth.  

“Dubai Police uncovered 2051 drug-related cases, arrested 3128 suspects, and seized 1560kg of illegal drugs and 14 million and 793 thousand narcotic pills in 2019,” Brig. Hareb added. 

He added that the Dubai Police General HQ is sparing no effort in fighting drugs internationally as well, believing that the drug issue is a thorny cross-border issue that requires international cooperation to combat and eliminate it. Brig. Hareb explained that they worked to supply different countries with 93 crucial information in 2019, which helped the arrest of 27 suspects and the seizure of 11 tons, 896 grams and 500 mg of drugs.