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Is Kaz Crossley Released From Jail? Love Island star Kaz Crossley was arrested at Abu Dhabi airport while transferring to Thailand. Read the article below to know if she is still in jail.
Is Kaz Crossley Released From Jail?
Kaz Crossley, a Love Island finalist, was allegedly arrested in Dubai for suspected drug offenses but has since been released from custody.
The 27-year-old British reality personality was detained at the airport in Abu Dhabi while transferring to a flight to Thailand, and she was held in custody by officials in Dubai for four days.
After being detained in a prison in the United Arab Emirates, she has spoken about her “terrifying experience.”
She was caught on camera in Dubai in 2020, where swarms of influencers had flocked to get around the Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, claiming they were there for business.
Miss Crossley told friends she was locked up with 30 other women in the prison in 30C heat, describing it as ‘the most terrifying experience of my life’, The Sun reported.
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Love Island star Kaz Crossley was arrested and jailed in Dubai (pictured) on suspicion of drug offenses
In 2020 Kaz was filmed appearing to snort lines of suspicious white powder while in the United Arab Emirates at the height of the coronavirus pandemic
When UK citizens were prohibited from traveling to Dubai during the height of the lockdown in 2020, Kaz was one of many influencers who had gone there for “work reasons.”
After being detained in Dubai’s Central Prison, the reality personality has since been released without being charged.
Detained in Dubai founder Radha Stirling told MailOnline that Miss Crossley’s arrest serves as a stark caution to influencers and expats who are moving to the region.
To entice more visitors who are more likely to break the UAE’s strict and ‘highly contradictory’ laws, the emirate has been liberalizing its alcohol and drug laws, she said.
Miss Crossley was arrested on Monday and an insider claimed ‘that her name obviously raised a red flag’ when her passport was checked in the UAE’s capital.
Her agent said on Friday: ‘Kaz has fully cooperated with officials and is free to continue her journey. Kaz was traveling through Abu Dhabi on her way to Thailand, where she was stopped by UAE police and taken in for questioning in relation to a matter that is not directly related to her but officials felt she could assist in their inquiries.’
Following her arrest in Abu Dhabi, Miss Crossley was transferred to a prison in Dubai where she allegedly was not allowed to contact her family but was allowed to send one email.
“The case of Kaz Crossley shows not only the zero-tolerance policy toward drugs in the emirates, but more importantly the broad authority given to law enforcement in the UAE to detain people and bring charges against them without strong evidence,” Ms. Stirling continued.
It seems as though Miss Crossley was detained based only on a recording that was uploaded to social media. However, the Emirati police and prosecutors are able to detain her and are very likely to find her guilty based on the bare implication that she used illegal drugs in the UAE.
‘This is the sort of investigative and evidentiary hubris that has led to the imprisonment of numerous foreign citizens in the UAE solely on the basis of allegations made by suspect informants or biased police.
For instance, British national Andy Neal was unjustly detained for more than a year in the Emirates in 2018 on the basis of unproven drug accusations.
After informants notified police to screen foreigners upon arrival for the presence of narcotics in their systems, we have observed a number of other instances in which foreign nationals were imprisoned for entering the UAE after consuming drugs lawfully in their home countries.
After a British national was detained in the United Arab Emirates, a Foreign Office spokesman stated: “We are in touch with the local authorities.”
Dubai recently relaxed its drug rules, and first-time offenders now face a minimum sentence of three months in jail and fines ranging from £4,559 to £22,799. Previously, anyone found guilty of drug use would have been sentenced to at least four years in jail.
Suspects are prohibited from returning to the UAE after completing their prison sentences and are then deported to their home state. There is a possibility of receiving the death sentence for drug trafficking.
Living it up: A picture of Miss Crossley posted on Instagram was captioned: ‘So clean when I pull up to the scene
A policeman enters Dubai’s Central Prison in the United Arab Emirates where she was held
Experts warned MailOnline last month that a high number of Britons might wind up in a prison in Dubai as a result of Dubai’s decision to lower alcohol prices in an effort to entice more tourists, who are also being courted by Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Human rights organizations anticipate a conflict of cultures in the Muslim Gulf.
According to the Detained in Dubai organization, the stringent and ‘highly contradictory’ laws of the UAE have led to thousands of arrests and hundreds of imprisonments of Britons in recent years.
The authorities in Dubai have not confirmed the reason for Miss Crossley’s arrest, but around two years ago the influencer, wearing an orange mini dress, was seen holding a nostril as she snorted white powder during a party in the city.
It is likely that her name was flagged up when she tried to leave for Thailand as UAE authorities are still probing the old video.
Five days ago, Miss Crossley, whose mother is Thai, made her most recent Instagram update while on a quick trip to Dublin.
She was anticipating returning to Thailand, where she has been volunteering, but now she is waiting in a Dubai jail, a source informed The Sun.
Everyone is aware of how stringent the drug laws are in that country. She must be in fear. She only made a brief stopover in Abu Dhabi to make a connecting flight, but her identity has undoubtedly drawn suspicion.
She was only permitted to make a single phone call and transmit one email.
MailOnline has gotten in touch with Miss Crossley’s representatives for feedback.
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