DUBAI // A man on trial for driving under the influence of drugs has died, the Criminal Court heard yesterday.
H?G, 36, was arrested after police noticed his Mercedes veering across lanes on Sheikh Zayed Road near the World Trade Centre in the early hours of January 20.
He denied using drugs and driving under the influence. When the court convened to issue a verdict it heard that he had died.
The man was said to be suffering from “heart problems”.
His friend H?S, 41, a passenger in the car, was jailed for four years for drug possession and consumption.
The car they were in was moving from one lane to another “in a very dangerous way”, according to the policeman, S?S.
“Two men were in the car and when one stepped out, some tablets fell from his pocket,” he said.
The two men in the car, both Emirati, were arrested and taken to Bur Dubai Police station, where they refused to give urine samples and instead urinated on the floor of their solitary confinement cells in defiance. The urine on the floor was then used as a sample.
The driver was charged with taking drugs, driving under the influence of drugs and impersonation. The other man was charged with possession and consumption.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Why it pays to compare
A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.
Route 1: bank transfer
The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.
Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount
Total received: €4,670.30
Route 2: online platform
The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.
Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction
Total received: €4,756
The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.
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