My two sons are both musicians in Dubai & bahrain. Last year my youngest, 31, was renting an apartment from a Scouse guy, Came home one afternoon to be confronted by a couple of plain clothed police, who asked if he had had a 'smoke'. He replied 'yesterday' to which he was detained........for 70 days, before being released without charge. It cost me personally GBP 23000 to get him released. it seems the Scouse was into heavy drug supply, and has subsequently got 5 years, and his suppliers both got Life.
I have been there several times in last few years, and absolutely hate the place, just mile on mile of skyscrapers, highways, very expensive restaurants and shopping malls, mostly full of customerless shops. Much prefer Bahrain.