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Asian booked for smuggling 1.1kg of heroin inside his stomach in Dubai

08 Feb 2021

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter An Asian visitor, 34 years-old, was busted and prosecuted by the Dubai Public Prosecution for smuggling 1.1kg of heroin into Dubai Airport. Customs...

Two Africans arrested for attempting to smuggle 2.6kg of marijuana into Dubai Airport

03 Jan 2021

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter Two African men, aged 24 and 29, were jailed and referred to the criminal court for attempting to smuggle 2.6kg of marijuana drugs into Dubai...

Dubai Customs seizes 76kg of meth and hashish at Hamriya Port

02 Jan 2021

Dubai Customs busted a major drug trafficking operation, seizing 76.31kg of narcotics at Hamriya Port. The Dhs47.5 million worth of drugs comprising 30.15kg of crystal meth and 46.16...

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan tests positive for coronavirus

13 Dec 2020

Jabeen Adil, Gulf Today Leading actress Mahira Khan has confirmed in a post on social networking site Instagram that she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is now isolating herself....

Singer Joss Stone says she would be polite to the Taliban if she met them

09 Sep 2020

Joss Stone says that she would show “love” to terrorists in order to change them because “wagging your finger” doesn’t work. Appearing on her podcast, A Cuppa Happy,...

Women are not supposed to be whitewashed in cinema, says Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar

27 Aug 2020

Actress Bhumi Pednekar says female characters are whitewashed on screen and there is a need to change that notion, because she believes women have superpowers. "We need to change...

Taylor Swift fans rejoice as they get hands on rare signed 'Folklore' CDs

22 Aug 2020

Taylor Swift fans have been “freaking out” after the singer surprised independent record shops with signed copies of her new album, Folklore. Swift sent stores in the US...

Death penalty or up to Dhs1m fine; UAE issues warning for promoting drugs online

21 Jul 2020

The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has warned the public against publishing any information for the purposes of trafficking in or promoting narcotic drugs. On its social media platforms, the...

Stay home strategy reduces crime around the world

11 Apr 2020

The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago,...

Abu Dhabi Police seize 450kg of drugs

16 Nov 2019

In an operation called Shabaket Al Mawt or “Death Network,” the Abu Dhabi Police thwarted the promotion of 450kg of heroin and crystal meth by an Asian gang of 14...

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