Drug addict bites Dubai cop's hand to resist arrest

Dubai - The man had taken two types of drugs when he bit the hand of the anti-narcotics police lieutenant.

A 42-year-old drug addict was charged at a Dubai court on Sunday for physically assaulting an on-duty police lieutenant who was trying to take him into custody.
The Court of First Instance was told that the Filipino man had taken two types of drugs when he bit the hand of the anti-narcotics police lieutenant and slapped his other hand on July 4, last year. A case was registered at Bur Dubai police station.
Prosecutors accused him of physically assaulting an on-duty police officer and taking drugs.
The lieutenant said they arrested the defendant around 4pm outside the building where he stayed in Al Quoz. "The arrest came after another man, who was referred to the Court of Misdemeanors, confessed during interrogation that he had got crystal meth from him."
The officer recounted how the defendant put up a fierce resistance and tried to escape.
"The accused then bit my right hand fingers and slapped my left hand. He was brought under control. No drugs were found on him or after the search of his place. The man was taken to the narcotics department and then referred to the crime lab to give a urine sample," the lieutenant told the public prosecution investigator.
The crime lab report showed the defendant's urine sample tested positive for crystal meth and amphetamine.
The lieutenant got a medical report for the injuries he sustained due to the incident. It was enclosed to the case file. 
The defendant will be sentenced on February 24.
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