Dubai Police Bust Gang Selling Drug-Laced Sweets Online

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Dubai Police have arrested 15 people who were selling sweets mixed with drugs on social media. This big arrest was made in an operation called “Drugs Flavour”.

In this gang, there were ten men and five women. The police caught them and took away 48 kg of drugs and more than 1,100 pills. The total value of these drugs was over AED 2.4 million.

The arrests were announced during a press conference held at the Anti-Drug Awareness Exhibition at Festival City Mall. Brigadier Dr. Abdul Rahman Sharif Al Maamari, who is the Director of the International Hemaya Centre, said that the gang was selling sweets and chewing gum that had dangerous drugs in them. They used social media to promote these products to people.

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He said that Dubai Police used advanced cameras, artificial intelligence, and their special anti-drug team to catch this group. The gang was part of an international network that wanted to bring these disguised drugs into the UAE.

The police team worked day and night to monitor them. Finally, they arrested all the suspects. Now, these people have been sent to the Public Prosecution for further legal action.

Manal Ibrahim from Dubai Police's Security Media Department asked people to stay alert, especially while using social media. She warned everyone not to buy products from unknown sellers online or respond to suspicious messages.

She also said that if anyone sees something suspicious, they should report it using the e-Crime platform or the “Police Eye” feature on the Dubai Police app and website.