Air Force veteran, brother sentenced to ‘notorious’ Dubai jail after being ‘drugged’

Two Ohio brothers — including an Air Force veteran-turned-influencer — who claim they were “drugged” during a yacht party in the United Arab Emirates were sentenced to jail for alcohol consumption, a law that is strictly enforced in the Middle Eastern nation.

Joseph and Joshua Lopez will each serve a month in prison for the drinking alcohol charge they received while on a “touristic visit to the Emirates” in June, according to Detained in Dubai, an organization dedicated to helping people facing legal issues in the UAE.

The two brothers were enjoying a night out on June 2 when they were brought to two separate “afterparties” and forced to pay massive bills before a woman served them a drink that they claimed was drugged.

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