European jailed for 5 years in drug case
DUBAI: The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced a European man to five years in prison and fined him Dhs20,000 for the charge of facilitating drug abuse to a girl who was referred to the Misdemeanour Court. The convict would be deported ater serving the terms, the Court ruled.
The case dates back to last February, when reliable information was forwarded to the AntiNarcotics Department at Dubai Police about a person consuming narcotics and psychotropic substances and possessing a quantity of them in his house in the Palm Island area in Dubai.
The Anti-narcotics Department initiated investigation into the report and it was confirmed that the mentioned person abuses narcotics. The police arrested him at his house, where amount of cannabis was in his possession. The police also found in his girlfriend’s bag, a quantity of the same narcotics.
The convict admited possessing the seized narcotics with intent to consumption, and that he had supplied the accused with cannabis for the same purpose too, free of charge, at her request. He added that she is his girlfriend and lives with him in the same apartment, the Court heard.
In August, the Dubai Police arrested one of Italy’s most wanted criminals, Raffaele Imperiale, an alleged kingpin of the organised crime syndicate “Camorra,” which is involved in drug and weapons trafficking crimes across international borders, WAM reported.
The force also arrested Imperial’s right-hand man Raffaele Mauriello, who is responsible for ploting and executing murders and assassinations using unlicensed firearms. Both Imperiale and Mauriello are wanted by Italian authorities and Interpol, who have issued Red Notices against them.
Dubai Police apprehended Imperiale ater they discovered his true identity despite the fact he was impersonating someone else using a fake identity under the name of “Antonio Rocco.”
Imperiale made sure to use different cars to hide his daily movements. He also chose to live in an isolated home with an overlooking spot to monitor those who approach him, and intentionally avoided registering a precise address to mislead authorities and remain in the shadows.