UAE | Crime
Death penalty likely for drug smugglers who fired at police in Abu Dhabi
Two accused confess to smuggling in 20kg hashish across the border
- By Iman Sherif, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 February 16, 2012
- Image Credit: By Abu Dhabi Police
- Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, visited to inquire about the condition of the two CID officers.
Abu Dhabi: Two men accused of smuggling narcotics and firing at police officers while resisting arrest could get the death penalty, the Public Prosecution said on Wednesday.
The suspects, 26-year-old Emirati M.K.S and 20-year-old Yemeni F.A.A, have been charged with using, smuggling and possessing a narcotic substance (hashish) for the purpose of trading, possessing an unlicensed firearm and resisting law enforcement officers.
At hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, they confessed to smuggling in 20kg of hashish through the UAE's borders with a neighbouring country by hiding it in their car's spare tyre. The suspects confessed they set up a meeting with buyers — who were undercover officers — to sell the drugs.
After confirming the availability of the drugs and the money that was agreed on, the officers attempted to arrest the suspects, resulting in one of the suspects opening fire on the two officers with an unlicensed firearm.
The suspect who fired at the officers fled the scene, but Abu Dhabi Police, in cooperation with Criminal Investigation Department officers, was able to arrest him when he tried to flee the country through the Al Madam area.
The AD Public Prosecution ordered the imprisonment of the two suspects pending the completion of the investigation. Abu Dhabi's Attorney General also issued a resolution to set up a committee to look into the case.
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