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Police department raises awareness

Dubai Police's Department for Combating Narcotics organised 38 exhibitions and 69 lectures to spread awareness on the dangers of drug addiction last year.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 23:38 January 7, 2009
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Dubai Police's Department for Combating Narcotics organised 38 exhibitions and 69 lectures to spread awareness on the dangers of drug addiction last year.

Brigadier Abdul Jalil Mahdi, director of the department, said the goal behind organising the exhibitions and lectures was to spread awareness among the youth and educate them about the dangers of drug addiction.

He said the department will organise several other exhibitions and awareness lectures this year.

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