Thailand tops the list of countries where most Britons are arrested
The UAE has the second-highest arrest rate in the world for Britons abroad, according to an annual report issued by the UK’s foreign and commonwealth office (FCO).
Between March 31 of last year and April 1 this year, 265 Britons were arrested or detained in the UAE, 24 of them on drug-related charges – an arrest rate second only to that in Thailand, reported The National on Friday.
Some of the cases involved passengers landing or transiting in Dubai who were found with drug residue on their clothes or bags, the FCO report said.
Jeremy Browne, the FCO minister, said many of the situations were preventable. He advised those leaving the UK to take necessary precautions.
“Helping out Britons in trouble abroad is part of our job, but we can’t get you out of jail or pay your hospital bills,” he said in a statement issued by the authority.
