They were arrested for drug offences.

在法律上，这是犯罪。

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SINCE 1970, when the Controlled Substances act was enacted, the number of people arrested for drug offences has risen from 416,000 to 1,890,000 a year.

自1970年的《管制物质法》(Controlled Substances Act)实施以来，因涉嫌与毒品有关罪行的人数每年就上升在41.6万到189万之间。

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SINCE 1970, when the Controlled Substances Act was enacted, the number of people arrested for drug offences has risen from 416, 000 to 1, 890, 000 a year.

自1970年的《管制物质法》（Controlled Substances Act）实施以来，因涉嫌与毒品有关罪行的人数每年就上升在41.6万到189万之间。

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It comes as three Britons have been found guilty of drug offences in the UAE.

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Police also recorded five alleged drug offences and reports will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

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Other notifiable offences - includes fraud and forgery, blackmail, drug offences, and dangerous driving.

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