Alcohol From Ajman & UAQ To Dubai

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Nov 16, 2006
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redmatrice wrote:so if i want to bring some beers home , what should i do?


As a muslim your options are:

1) Have a non-muslim friend who has a license buy for you
2) buy it from the airport duty free on your left after you are done with passport control however you will be limited to 4 cases of beer or 4 ltrs of spirits.
3) Go to Ajman/UAQ liquor stores however you will face the risks in the OP including lashing since you are a Muslim and Sharia law applies to you.
3) be a good muslim and dont drink :P


1) hope you'll do it

2) I'll try this

3) i don't know i'll wait till i get in dubai

4) for the last none is perfect ;)

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Be careful, my friends Nov 16, 2006
If you do not have a liquour licence, be very careful. A colleague of mine was caught out just before Ramadan and I am sure this scam will resurface.
On the way back from Ajman, he pulls in to get petrol then drives off. Just a few minutes from petrol station, a guy cuts him off and says that he ( my colleague ) hit his car at the petrol station. He then goes on to say that he knows he has booze in the car and that he will call the police unless he is paid.
My colleague told him to get stuffed and drove off but this guy followed him from Ajman to Satwa. Eventually they stopped at traffic lights, my friend's wife drove off with 'the evidence' while he delayed the guy at the lights. Without the evidence, the guy could do nothing.
This is not the first case I have heard of. So what to do? I guess get a licence or make sure you go to 'the hole in the wall' with someone who has one.
Keep checkin' your rear view mirror....................
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Re: Be careful, my friends Nov 16, 2006
sauron wrote:If you do not have a liquour licence, be very careful. A colleague of mine was caught out just before Ramadan and I am sure this scam will resurface.
On the way back from Ajman, he pulls in to get petrol then drives off. Just a few minutes from petrol station, a guy cuts him off and says that he ( my colleague ) hit his car at the petrol station. He then goes on to say that he knows he has booze in the car and that he will call the police unless he is paid.
My colleague told him to get stuffed and drove off but this guy followed him from Ajman to Satwa. Eventually they stopped at traffic lights, my friend's wife drove off with 'the evidence' while he delayed the guy at the lights. Without the evidence, the guy could do nothing.
This is not the first case I have heard of. So what to do? I guess get a licence or make sure you go to 'the hole in the wall' with someone who has one.
Keep checkin' your rear view mirror....................


Going to the hole in the wall with a license is not the answer, the problem with those liquor stores is that they do not charge the Federal Tax on Liquor, so if you are pulled over by the Police, you are in trouble license or not.
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Dec 21, 2006
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redmatrice wrote:
bushra21 wrote:but if your muslim...your out of luck :?


How will they know if you're a muslim or not


also by the name


Not necessarily I know someone named Christiana Mohammed what religeon is she?


her religion is Rnb :D
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Jan 05, 2007
hahahahha wat a pity i would go there amean fcuk dat pay me & ill get u wat u want hahahhahahahah


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Jan 24, 2007
dont drink and drive... just smoke and fly... and you will pass sharja with no problem hihih.. peace bro peace
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Jan 25, 2007
looks like I'm gettin' me a liquor license soon :hello1:

Party at my house :headbang:
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Jan 28, 2007
They are selling alocohol in sharjah airport duty free.
So if you are coming as a tourist buy one dring and leave the airport,
do you think they will arest you?
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Jan 28, 2007
fritz7110 wrote:They are selling alocohol in sharjah airport duty free.
So if you are coming as a tourist buy one dring and leave the airport,
do you think they will arest you?


No idea, all I can tell you Sharjah is 0 tolerance, unless you have a liquor license.

All UAE 0 tolerance if driving.
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Mar 04, 2007
My friend told me you could have a taxi deliver the stuff to your home in Sharjah? How true is that? Or were those only the good ol' days?
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Mar 05, 2007
msafi wrote:My friend told me you could have a taxi deliver the stuff to your home in Sharjah? How true is that? Or were those only the good ol' days?


I believe that this would only be officially allowed if you were in the cab and in possession of a liquor permit.
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LIQUOR LICENSE Mar 16, 2007
Actually it is very to get a liquor license....the cdn embassy can arrange it for you...EVEN IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM......you have to sign a sheet saying you ARE NOT A PRACTISING MUSLIM....and bob's ur uncle.....I WAS TEMPTED....BUT DID NOT CROSS THAT LINE :)
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Re: LIQUOR LICENSE Mar 17, 2007
CANADIANLEAFNATION wrote:Actually it is very to get a liquor license....the cdn embassy can arrange it for you...EVEN IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM......you have to sign a sheet saying you ARE NOT A PRACTISING MUSLIM....and bob's ur uncle.....I WAS TEMPTED....BUT DID NOT CROSS THAT LINE :)

Thanks for the great news. But I'm a non-Canadian, non-practicing Muslim. Will the Canadian embassy still help me do it?

Thanks,
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Apr 11, 2007
You know, it isn't as bad as it was made out to be. I went to Ajman to buy alcohol the other day and brought it to Sharjah and I couldn't imagine anyone stopping me.

Among the customers was an elderly in a national dress and white beard. This was in day light!!

You know what's better? I found a taxi parked right in front of the entrance and he offered to deliver the stuff to my home for 40 dirhams. So if you're so scared, you could talk to the taxi driver and he'll take the risk for you (if there is any risk to begin with).

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Apr 15, 2007
In 2004 I was living in Sharjah and didn't have a liquor license, so a couple of my flatmates drove to U.A.Q on a thursday night, bought 3 bottles of rum and drove back to Sharjah, on the way their was a police patrol doing some sort of check but they were waving through a lof of people, we didn't get caught and enjoyed our drinks back in Sharjah, it was risky but we didn't get caught.
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Apr 15, 2007
Msafi,

I would advise you to be careful when dealing with those " helpful taxi drivers" who are willing to deliver the booze to your place because I heard some of them are informants and will tip off the police, so gotta be careful
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Sep 10, 2007
just a few days ago a friend of mine got stopped by these goons asking him for 6k dhs. :shock: i think he just went to the police station to get everything settled.
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Sep 10, 2007
what do you mean got everything settled? can you please elaborate? did the police do anything to your friend aswell as the a$$es
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Oct 28, 2007
I am seriously considering a job offer in Dubai and have been reading many facts from this forum. There is a lot to read and digest. However, this thread on alcohol is not particularly clear to me.

What is this "Hole in the wall" that people have mentioned? What is involved with getting a "liquor license" and how easily, and where can, alcohol (beer) be obtained for personal home consumption?
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Oct 28, 2007
Scratcher wrote:how easily, and where can, alcohol (beer) be obtained for personal home consumption?

Not as easy as in Italy or the U.S. I'm sure. You can't find alcohol in convenience stores or grocery shops. For home consumption, you can go buy a few months supply from the whole in the wall in Ajman. It's about 25KMs away from Dubai (depending where you live in Dubai), but you'll get there in 2 hours in most cases because the traffic sucks. Personal home consumption of alcohol is fairly cheap. Alcohol consumption in bars and restaurants is much more expensive than in the United States, in my opinion.
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Oct 28, 2007
Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:
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Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...
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Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.
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msafi wrote:
Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.


It should also be noted that if you go to either the hole in the wall in Ajman, or the Barracuda in Umm Al Quwainn that you may have to queue up for a while, and the car park is usually full.... with cars with Dubai plates. Also you will see plenty of locals as well, with their trolleys stuffed full of alcohol.

Not saying it's legal, but plenty of people from Dubai seem to do it.

In fact, I would go so far as to say, that if people from Dubai stopped frequenting these shops, they might go out of business.
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msafi wrote:
Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.


It should also be noted that if you go to either the hole in the wall in Ajman, or the Barracuda in Umm Al Quwainn that you may have to queue up for a while, and the car park is usually full.... with cars with Dubai plates. Also you will see plenty of locals as well, with their trolleys stuffed full of alcohol.

Not saying it's legal, but plenty of people from Dubai seem to do it.

In fact, I would go so far as to say, that if people from Dubai stopped frequenting these shops, they might go out of business.


The whole point of this particular section is to try and help. We are all well aware as to the amount of people frequenting the "Hole-in-the-wall" & the "Barracuda" also the numerous nationalities, its clearly their choice, however people should be aware of the risks involved that is all. Believe me I am not giving moral judgement on the issue. However you would be shocked to learn how many people in this Country who really do not realise that it is illegal to purchase booze from these places and then transport it to Dubai.
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^ian^ wrote:
sage & onion wrote:
msafi wrote:
Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.


It should also be noted that if you go to either the hole in the wall in Ajman, or the Barracuda in Umm Al Quwainn that you may have to queue up for a while, and the car park is usually full.... with cars with Dubai plates. Also you will see plenty of locals as well, with their trolleys stuffed full of alcohol.

Not saying it's legal, but plenty of people from Dubai seem to do it.

In fact, I would go so far as to say, that if people from Dubai stopped frequenting these shops, they might go out of business.


The whole point of this particular section is to try and help. We are all well aware as to the amount of people frequenting the "Hole-in-the-wall" & the "Barracuda" also the numerous nationalities, its clearly their choice, however people should be aware of the risks involved that is all. Believe me I am not giving moral judgement on the issue. However you would be shocked to learn how many people in this Country who really do not realise that it is illegal to purchase booze from these places and then transport it to Dubai.


You would be even more shocked at how many people DO KNOW it is illegal and yet still continue to do it.

Grown adults, capable of making grown adult decisions, and taking grown adult responsibility for that decision.
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^ian^ wrote:
sage & onion wrote:
^ian^ wrote:
sage & onion wrote:
msafi wrote:
Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.


It should also be noted that if you go to either the hole in the wall in Ajman, or the Barracuda in Umm Al Quwainn that you may have to queue up for a while, and the car park is usually full.... with cars with Dubai plates. Also you will see plenty of locals as well, with their trolleys stuffed full of alcohol.

Not saying it's legal, but plenty of people from Dubai seem to do it.

In fact, I would go so far as to say, that if people from Dubai stopped frequenting these shops, they might go out of business.


The whole point of this particular section is to try and help. We are all well aware as to the amount of people frequenting the "Hole-in-the-wall" & the "Barracuda" also the numerous nationalities, its clearly their choice, however people should be aware of the risks involved that is all. Believe me I am not giving moral judgement on the issue. However you would be shocked to learn how many people in this Country who really do not realise that it is illegal to purchase booze from these places and then transport it to Dubai.


You would be even more shocked at how many people DO KNOW it is illegal and yet still continue to do it.

Grown adults, capable of making grown adult decisions, and taking grown adult responsibility for that decision.


I don't disagree with your point here Ian, however many of the people that come to this section do not know and that is the point. After they are informed it is entirely their decision.
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sage & onion wrote:
^ian^ wrote:
sage & onion wrote:
msafi wrote:
Scratcher wrote:Thanks for the quick reply. :D

What is this "hole in the wall" in Ajman? Is it a designated liquor store for expats? How can you use this "hole in the wall"? I guess you can not just turn up and by a few crates of beer!

Is Ajman in the UAE or does it require a border crossing?

A 2 hour drive for 25km's, that is some bad traffic :cry:

Ajman is part of the UAE. There is no border crossing required. Anyone can turn up and buy alcohol with cash, they don't even ID you. However, Ajman is an enclave of Sharjah, so you can't get there without passing through Sharjah, where alcohol is prohibited, so you need to be careful in your ~10KMs journey there.

I'm only preparing you for what to be expected here. We have some crazy laws down here...


It should also be noted that it is also illegal in Dubai to purchase alcohol without the valid liquor licence, you also have to pay the Federal Liquor Tax.


It should also be noted that if you go to either the hole in the wall in Ajman, or the Barracuda in Umm Al Quwainn that you may have to queue up for a while, and the car park is usually full.... with cars with Dubai plates. Also you will see plenty of locals as well, with their trolleys stuffed full of alcohol.

Not saying it's legal, but plenty of people from Dubai seem to do it.

In fact, I would go so far as to say, that if people from Dubai stopped frequenting these shops, they might go out of business.


The whole point of this particular section is to try and help. We are all well aware as to the amount of people frequenting the "Hole-in-the-wall" & the "Barracuda" also the numerous nationalities, its clearly their choice, however people should be aware of the risks involved that is all. Believe me I am not giving moral judgement on the issue. However you would be shocked to learn how many people in this Country who really do not realise that it is illegal to purchase booze from these places and then transport it to Dubai.


You would be even more shocked at how many people DO KNOW it is illegal and yet still continue to do it.

Grown adults, capable of making grown adult decisions, and taking grown adult responsibility for that decision.


I don't disagree with your point here Ian, however many of the people that come to this section do not know and that is the point. After they are informed it is entirely their decision.


In the near 2 years of living in Dubai, I have not encountered a single discussion regarding the procurement of alcohol from these establishments without the warning that it is not without its legal issues.

I have yet to encounter also in those 2 years anyone who has got into trouble for it, but I have regularly bumped into people I know (some of the most unlikely) at these establishments.

Anyway, I think people are informed. Why not respond to this like nearly every other question with "do a search!" - why the need to play boy scout?
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^ian^ wrote:Anyway, I think people are informed. Why not respond to this like nearly every other question with "do a search!" - why the need to play boy scout?


Ian, I respond the way I like, if you don't like it, thats your choice. I can tell you that many people are not informed and do not know. Whether you have ever met anyone who has got into trouble or not is not the point, that is only you, I have met and do know of people that have got into trouble, thats the simple truth. If you choose not to believe it, thats also your choice.
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I really think I can talk my way out of any encounter with the police. There is just so many ways you can manipulate them, but you have to at least speak Arabic because they get intimidated otherwise.

You can apologize, admit your weakness and fault, appeal to their great culture by telling them that it encourages that you don't publicize peoples' vices, etc...The worst thing that will happen then is that they'll confiscate the stuff and let you go...
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