Street vendors nabbed in Dubai, 101kg paan seized

Dubai - The seized items also included 101 kilograms of Paan, 97 unhealthy palm trees, 554 illegal accessories and 162 carts

In cooperation with Dubai Police and the Ministry of Labour, Dubai Municipality has nabbed 2,108 beggars and street vendors within the first months of the year.
The sweep against the law-breakers had also resulted in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of illegal item, detrimental to public health, said Eng. Juma Al Fuqae, Director of Assets Management Department of the Municipality.
He said inspectors managed to prevent 236 people, who made begging a job by entering to the country in the name of tourists.
The team also nabbed 1,872 street vendors, who abused the civilized appearance of the city. A total of 23,719 variety items and 246 counterfeit products were confiscated, in addition to disposing of 155 tons of food that were found unfit for human consumption.
Faisal Juma Al Badaiwi, Head of Markets Management Section said the unit's campaign seized 155 tons of damaged foodstuff, which were being taken by the offenders to sell to the workers in the labour camps in Al Quoz or Al Qusais.
"The seized items also included 101 kilograms of Paan, 97 unhealthy palm trees, 554 illegal accessories and 162 carts. All these were seized during the 5,942 inspections conducted throughout the year," said Al Badaiwi.
"The campaign, conducted in collaboration with the Department of Public Health and Safety and the Dubai Police Criminal investigation Department, included daily spot checks in response to the information and raids on places where violators were gathering as well as catching the violators and handing them over to the relevant security authorities according to the legal procedures followed.
Moosa Sultan, Head of the Social Violation Control Unit, said a team of eight of his men, who work round the clock, were assigned to work in the public market areas of Deira and Bur Dubai.
"They also follow-up licensed cobblers in the Emirate of Dubai and organize their affairs according to the Municipality rules and regulations. The team also monitors and confiscates the charity boxes used for raising money by charity organizations, who are not licensed to engage in such activities within the emirate. Cooperation was sought from the Department of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for confiscation and the violators were handed over to Awqaf for detailed investigation," he said.
Sultan said the Municipality inspection team also regulates and follows up the matters of the social clubs and associations, especially of the expatriate communities engaged in cultural, sports, social, recreational, marine and charitable activities in the Emirate of Dubai. The team submits all their files after the fulfillment of the legal requirements to the Community Development Authority to manage, he said.
The Social Violation Control Unit also follows up the complaints from the public in the emirate of Dubai regarding the uncivilized gatherings of street vendors and others, and take immediate action about them according to the regulations and instructions issued in this regard.
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