Asian caught with 5.6kg of hashish at Dubai Airport
DUBAI: An Asian man, 34-years-old, was arrested in Dubai Airport for atempting to smuggle drugs into the country.
The defendant was suspected by a customs officer, and was asked to undergo a bag search.
The officer found 8 rolls of hashish drugs, and immediately detained the defendant.
The drug rolls contained 13 pieces of hashish, weighing 5.6kg. The defendant is now facing drug trafficking charges and is jailed to be punished.
INITIATIVE: The “Jusoor” mental health initiative, which is a part of the activities within the Ministry of Community Development’s campaign “UAE Volunteers”, has been launched, and it aims to ensure balanced mental health for all members of society, especially in light of the risks and repercussions let by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hessa Tahlak, Assistant Under-secretary of Social Development at the Ministry of Community Development, MOCD, said, “Jusoor is an initiative where we offer cooperation and communication among all members of society towards creating a healthy mental environment for all, away from the disturbances, anxiety or various psychological pressures as a result of the challenges taking place in the world that may have an impact on our local community.”
“The World Health Organisation preceded last March many tips and guidelines necessary to protect the mental health of individuals and societies in light of the risks and repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, so the initiative “Jusoor “comes To affirm that it is necessary to ensure balanced mental health for all, and we must face the various challenges that life sets in our path, and give our society the opportunity to live a healthy and positive life correctly,” Tahlak added.
The initiative aims to permanently communicate between members of society, by organising mental health awareness sessions, which includes general advice on how to deal with life’s pressures, under the supervision of a group of volunteer experts in the field of mental health. This is done in a way to guarantee that participants obtain proper scientific advice on how to express the challenges they face and learn the correct ways to adapt to some problems within the community.