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17 BEGGARS ARRESTED IN

DUBAI ON FIRST DAY OF

RAMADAN

News Home More from UAE News Tuesday, 12 March 2024 14:49

By ARN News Staff

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Seventeen beggars were arrested across Dubai on the first day of Ramadan on Monday.

The crackdown is part of an anti-begging campaign launched by Dubai Police in coordination with
other government entities, including the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs

(GDRFA), Dubai Municipality and the Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department.

"Those arrested included 13 men and four women," said Colonel Ali Salem Al Shamsi, Director of
the Suspects & Criminal Phenomena Department at the General Department of Criminal

Investigation.

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