Lawyer accused of possessing, consuming Spice in Dubai

Dubai: A lawyer has been accused of consuming the drug, Spice, and possessing nearly 20gm of the same drug for his personal consumption.

Drug enforcement officers were said to have arrested the 25-year-old Canadian lawyer when he was stepping out of his vehicle at Business Bay on July 16.

Drugs prosecutors charged the defendant with consuming Spice and possessing three grass-like pieces [Spice] which he intended to consume.

“No, I am not guilty,” said the suspect when he denied possessing and consuming drugs before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Tuesday.

His advocate, Ali Abdullah Al Shamsi, asked the court for a short adjournment to present his defence argument on Tuesday.

According to the charge sheet, the Canadian was said to have possessed a silver-colored plastic bag that contained 1.75gm of Spice and a similar bag that contained a grassy piece weighing 4.7gm of Spice as well. He also possessed a small plastic pot that contained a dry grassy piece of Spice that weighed 13.3gm.

An Emirati anti-narcotics police lieutenant testified that the suspect was detained following a serious tip off from an informant.

“The informant warned the anti-narcotics department of Dubai Police that the suspect possessed drugs and mind-altering substances. We obtained prosecutors’ warrant to arrest the suspect and search him and his car and residence. We busted the suspect as soon as we spotted him getting out of his vehicle. Upon searching him and his car, we did not find any drugs. We raided his house. The plastic pot was found on a table beside his bed. Then he guided us to the place where he hid the other drugs inside his closet. When asked about the suspected substance that was seized in his possession, he immediately confessed that it was Spice. He claimed that he bought it from an Arab,” the lieutenant claimed to prosecutors.

Records showed that the Arab person is Lebanese.