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Indian DJ detained at Dubai airport

DUBAI — A well-known Indian DJ (disc jockey) and remix artiste, Aqeel, was detained at Dubai International Airport on Sunday night for allegedly possessing suspected drug capsules.

Customs security officers on duty, according to sources, found him in possession of two suspected drug capsules. They later handed him over to the local police authorities.

The Dubai Police, now investigating the case, have reportedly ordered forensic lab tests including a urine test. The source said, if traces of any contraband substances are detected in the lab tests, the disc jockey would be charged accordingly and produced before the Public Prosecution authorities.

The DJ’s wife, who had accompanied him to Dubai, confirmed to Khaleej Times that her husband had been detained briefly by Dubai Customs officials. However, she added, “He has a clean reputation. He was actually detained only briefly at the airport for carrying some CDs.” The popular DJ had arrived in Dubai on Sunday to play in a discotheque, but his detention prevented him from performing before his many local fans here.

Meanwhile, Indian Consulate sources in Dubai maintained last evening that they were neither aware of the incident, nor had any of the DJ’s family members contacted them for any assistance.