Authorities have taken down 75 websites and profiles in Dubai for promoting drugs.
According to the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police it conducted 45.5 per cent of total arrests made by the state against drug traffickers and smugglers in 2020 and also seized close to 75.7 per cent of total drugs seized by law enforcement agencies across the country.
This was disclosed during the Department’s annual inspection conducted by His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, the Commander-in-chief of Dubai Police. He praised the department’s efforts in combating drugs locally and internationally.
The Department supplied liaison officers of 23 different countries with 76 security tips in 2020, which aided the arrest of 19 international fugitives and the seizure of hundreds of tons of illegal drugs psychotropic substances.
It also blocked 75 online profiles and websites in the same period for selling and promoting drugs.
