Police chief calls for committee to monitor prescription medicines

Dubai: Lieutenant-General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, has called for a national committee to be set up to monitor prescription medicines with a view to listing some as "addictive, misused narcotics" to curb their abuse.

On several occasions, the anti-narcotics department at Dubai Police has stressed the need to list these medicines as addictive, misused narcotics so that their use and sale will be criminalised.

Procedure

Lieutenant-General Dahi emphasised the importance of the proposed committee during a joint meeting with senior members of the Health Ministry, Public Prosecution and the Justice Department.

The procedure to outlaw drugs is a lengthy one, which is why it is vital to set up a committee that includes officials from several departments, said Lieutenant-General Dahi, adding that abuse must be prevented.