{
  "id": 13357440,
  "title": "UAE Supreme Court overturns deportation of resident convicted of drug use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/uae-supreme-court-overturns-deportation-of-resident-convicted-of-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T07:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/uae-supreme-court-overturns-deportation-of-resident-convicted-of-drug-use-1.500705454"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UAE's Federal Supreme Court has overturned an appeal court ruling that ordered the deportation of a resident convicted of drug possession. The court ruled that deportation cannot be used as a substitute for a financial fine. The case involved a UAE-born resident who was convicted of consuming two psychotropic substances and one harmful brain-harming substance. He was initially fined Dh30,000 but appealed the ruling, arguing that deportation would seriously harm his family. The Supreme Court found that the appellate court had misapplied the law by replacing the fine with deportation, and overturned the deportation order, upholding the fine.",
  "summary": "Ajman: The UAE's Federal Supreme Court has overturned an appeal court ruling ordering the deportation of a resident convicted of consuming psychotropic and harmful substances, ruling that deportation cannot legally be imposed as a substitute for a fine. The court partially quashed the appeal judgment and reinstated the original Dh30,000 fine, finding that the lower appellate court had misapplied…",
  "key_points": [
    "UAE Supreme Court overturns deportation order",
    "Resident convicted of drug possession fined",
    "Court rules deportation cannot replace fine"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}