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Dubai: Man under influence of drugs jailed after flirting, assaulting a woman

A 28-year-old Asian man was jailed after assaulting a woman after she refused to ride in his vehicle. When the police arrived, they discovered that the accused was under the influence of drugs and possessed alcohol and several forms of drugs. The individual was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail by the Dubai Criminal Court. He was also fined Dh100,000 and will be deported after his term is completed. Last September, a woman filed a report stating that a man had assaulted her while walking on a street in Al Qusais. She added that she sought her husband's help after the convict tried to force her to board his vehicle. Her husband arrived with his friends, and a verbal confrontation ensued. The woman's husband then called the cops, who came and apprehended the felon. The felon appeared to be under the influence, according to a police officer's statement from the investigation. The forensic report showed that he had consumed narcotics and possessed the substances in his vehicle. During the interrogation, he confessed to using marijuana and methamphetamine. BKM/ Expat Media
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