UAE | Crime
Two drug addicts die of overdose in Dubai
One of the victim died the same day he was released from prison
- By Bassma Al Jandaly, Senior Reporter
- Published: 00:00 March 11, 2010
Dubai: A drug addict with HIV died at home of a drug overdose the same day he was released from Dubai Central jail after serving four years in prison.
Kh.Sh an Emirati in his thirties was being treated for drug addiction inside the jail, but he was not able to stop taking drugs. Kh.Sh, who suffered from HIV and hepatitis, was released on Monday night.
Prisoners said Kh.Sh was released before the end of his imprisonment for his good conduct.
In a separate incident another prisoner being detained in Al Qusais police station died due an over dose while in jail. T.E an Emirati in his twenties died last night.
A police source said that T.E is was in jail for more than a month. "He is detained for drug cases. He was still under trial," the police source said.
"He was found dead in his cell," police said.
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