UAE: Refusal to Provide Drug Testing Sample May Lead to a Dh100,000 Fine and Jail Time

Anyone who has been authorized by the authority and refuses without justification will face penalties.

The UAE Public Prosecution has announced a fine and prison time for refusing to provide a sample for drug testing.

The authority took to X, formerly known as Twitter, with details of the penalties.

Those who refuse to provide a sample for drug and psychotropic substances testing will be punished with imprisonment of no less than two years.

Additionally, individuals found guilty of this will also be fined Dh100,000.

Anyone who has been authorized by the public prosecution to take the necessary testing sample and violates it without any justification will have to face the above-mentioned penalties.

News Source: Khaleej Times