Broker gets 3 months in jail for bribery bid

A commercial broker lost his appeal and will be jailed for three months for offering a Dh150,000 bribe to a drug enforcement officer to let him go following a drug bust.

Drug enforcement officers raided the residence of the 27-year-old British broker searching for drugs in his villa in Jumeirah in November 2017.

While the Briton was being taken to the police station in the police car, he offered to pay up to Dh150,000 to the officer, who sat next to him, to have him released.

Yesterday’s ruling remains subject to appeal before the Cassation Court. (Staff Report)