300 Unsafe Dubai Police Gas Cylinders Seized in Crackdown
If you are ordering LPG bottles for your kitchen across Dubai neighborhoods, local authorities want you checking your supplier twice. Unauthorized dealers using primitive, backyard refilling methods are putting homes across the emirate at severe risk, prompting a sharp response from investigators.
The Anti-Economic Crimes Department at Dubai Police’s General Department of Criminal Investigation, working alongside the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has ramped up field inspections as part of the ongoing awareness campaign titled “Your Safety and Your Family’s Come First.” Inspectors have confiscated 300 cylinders that failed to meet basic safety standards since the beginning of the year.
That number forms part of a broader, multi-year enforcement effort. Authorities seized 575 non-compliant cylinders last year, following the confiscation of 1,361 units in 2024. Overall, inspection sweeps across the emirate have netted over 19,250 counterfeit gas cylinders, alongside a separate tally of more than 12,367 counterfeit cylinders and over 519 unlicensed vehicles used to transport hazardous items, including 170 vehicles specifically caught moving LPG gas cylinders without authorization.
Investigators warn that primitive refilling practices dramatically elevate the danger of fires and explosions inside residential properties. These risks compound quickly during high-temperature months, especially when cylinders sit in improper storage conditions.
Dubai Police stress that residents must purchase gas cylinders exclusively from licensed companies and authorized suppliers operating across the UAE. Anyone who spots suspicious trading or unauthorized refilling can report it immediately through the “Police Eye” service on the Dubai Police smart application or by calling 901.
