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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My brother has been in Buheira police station for 25 days now. He had a minor accident in Sharjah that resulted in dents to two cars. They took him that day and said they needed to do drug tests on him.
It's been 25 days now, and the results have not come back. They say it will take more time. We are unable to get bail because the lawyers say it shows as "under investigation" online, and until the investigation is over, we cannot get bail.
We don't know what to do because the test results may take much longer, and we're not sure how long we have to wait. He's only 22, and now they say he has four charges against him for drugs and the accident.


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Q: My brother had a small case of drinking and was placed in jail in Abu Dhabi for maybe just a week or so. This was about 8-9 years back.
Will this affect his police clearance letter now which he has requested and is still waiting for it?


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Q: I had been taken to jail in Dubai but never charged and received a fine for being drunk leaving a bar.
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I continued to work there for years later and that was 10 years ago now?
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