Sharjah 24: Brigadier General Ahmed Al Serkal, Director General of Police Operations at the Sharjah Police Headquarters, presided over a meeting with the Sharjah Public Prosecution at the House of Wisdom to discuss preparations for implementing the anti-narcotics and psychotropic substances law.

In presence were Lt. Col. Majid Al Assam, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Department at Sharjah Police, and Musab Al Kamali, Head of The Narcotics Prosecution unit, and a group of officials and specialists  of the Narcotics Prosecution and Sharjah Police.

The meeting reviewed Federal Law No. (30) of 2021, and discussed the most significant legal articles in terms of penalties, including Article 41, which amends the law regarding users of narcotic resources and psychotropic substances in circumstances other than those authorised, and Article 64 of the law, which states that whoever deposits an amount, either directly or indirectly through others, with the intent of committing any of the abuse, or personal utilisation crimes, shall be prosecuted and punished by imprisonment or a fine of no less than AED50 thousand.