Does UAE police run night checkpoints/raids on the road, and can mall security refuse entry to visitors?
Based on 1 discussion with 2 participants · Last activity: 12 days ago
TL;DR
Yes: after midnight there can be police raids checking every car (sometimes causing hour-long jams), mall security can refuse entry (e.g. for dress code violations), and plainclothes police occasionally detain people right inside malls.
What the community said
Mall security guards can deny entry — there was a case where two women were not allowed into a mall, likely over dress code.
13 days ago Mall entry denied
Plainclothes police sometimes detain people directly inside malls — one case involved a man being taken away from a mall.
13 days ago Plainclothes detention
After midnight there can be police raids checking every single car, causing multi-hour traffic jams — reported by someone who has visited UAE for 15 years.
13 days ago Night checkpoints after midnight