All three must now face additional drug-related charges at a trial in Dubai, with a date yet to be set. No verdict was recorded in the cases of two other Britons, but they could also face a fresh trial in Dubai. Whether they will exercise that right is a matter for them and their lawyers. We cannot interfere in the judicial process. Dubai is a sort of Ibiza in the Gulf.
People live a holiday lifestyle here.
A lot of locals dabble in harder drugs which come from Iran. You have got a lot of money chasing recreation and Dubai and the Emirates are right next to a big drug-producing area. Briton jailed Lockerbie bomber lodges appeal Links to more Middle East stories are at the foot of the page.