H.E. Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chief of Police and Public Security in Dubai and Chairman of the Anti-Narcotics Council, virtually chaired the meeting of the Council this morning. The meeting was attended by the chairmen of the supreme national committees reporting to the Council, as well as a number of officials, senior officers and directors of drug control across the UAE. At the meeting, results of the joint framework initiative of the Drug Control Department, involving the Ministry of Interior, the Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority, the Coast Guard, and the Federal Customs, were reviewed.

The Council also reviewed the operations and measures put in place by the drug control agencies and other relevant authorities to control precursor chemicals.

The Council discussed a number of cases and field operations in which gangs were arrested for laundering money gained from drug trafficking, in addition to gangs that promote drugs on social media networks.