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Drug user arrested for biting police officer’s hand

A Filipino man who consumed drugs in Dubai was arrested after physically assaulting a police officer.

According to records, the incident happened in July 2018 outside the the 42-year-old Filipino man’s residence in Al Quoz while the anti-narcotics police officer was taking him into custody.

During the arrest, the Filipino man, who was under the influence of two types of drugs, bit the officer’s hand before hitting the officer’s other hand in an attempt to escape, reported Khaleej Times.

Medical tests showed that the Filipino consumed crystal meth and amphetamine before the arrest.

The Filipino man was arrested after another drug user who was arrested earlier confessed that the Filpino man supplied him with the drugs.

The Court of First Instance scheduled the ruling on February 24.

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