Love Island star Kaz Crossley ‘is jailed in Dubai on suspicion of drug-related offences’ – after she was filmed there sniffing suspect white powder two years ago
Love Island star Kaz Crossley has been reportedly jailed in Dubai on suspicion of drug-related offences, according to The Sun.
The publication has claimed that the 27-year-old reality star was arrested at Abu Dhabi airport on her way to a flight to Thailand.
It comes after she was filmed in 2020 stranded in the United Arab Emirates at the height of the coronavirus pandemic snorting lines of suspicious white powder.
In video obtained by The Sun, she was seen leaning over a table on which lines of white powder were visible.
The footage was understood to have been taken during Kaz’s trip to Dubai in 2020, when the UK was in the middle of a national lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Shock: Love Island star Kaz Crossley has been reportedly jailed in Dubai on suspicion of drug-related offences, according to The Sun
Unexpected: It comes after she was filmed in 2020 stranded in the United Arab Emirates at the height of the coronavirus pandemic snorting lines of suspicious white powder
Kaz, wearing an orange mini dress, was seen holding one nostril as she sniffed the powder during a party in the super strict UAE city.
Ahead of her alleged arrest this week, her name was released as UAE authorities are still investigating the old video.
A source told the publication: “She was looking forward to returning to Thailand where she was volunteering and suddenly she’s languishing in a Dubai jail.
“Everyone knows how strict they are with drugs over there. She must be afraid. She had only stopped in Abu Dhabi to catch a connecting flight, but her name has apparently been flying a red flag.
“She was only allowed to send an email and not even make a phone call.”
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are in contact with local authorities following the arrest of a British national in the United Arab Emirates.”
Kaz officials have been contacted by Web for comment.
Her last Instagram post was when she took a short trip to Dublin four days ago.
Long live: A picture of Kaz, posted to Instagram earlier this evening, showed her putting up a storm in the same orange dress. She added the caption: “So clean when I pull up to the scene.”
In the 2020 video, the beauty – who rose to fame on the ITV2 show in 2018 – seemed unfazed by other partygoers around her as she leaned over the side table.
Dubai has zero tolerance when it comes to drug-related offences, with penalties for possession of drugs (even leftovers) being very severe.
Possession of even the smallest amount of illegal drugs is punishable by a minimum sentence of four years.
A picture of Kaz, posted to Instagram earlier that evening, showed her putting up a storm in the same orange dress. She added the caption: “So clean when I drive to the scene.”
A witness said: “Kaz walked with a pretty hard partying crowd.
“She’s certainly not as squeaky clean as she portrays online.”
Web contacted Kaz representatives at the time for comment.
Busy bee: Kaz was one of many influencers who traveled to Dubai for “work purposes” when travel was banned for UK citizens during the height of lockdown in 2020
Reality star: Kaz rose to fame on the ITV2 show in 2018 and has been influencing online ever since
Kaz was one of many influencers who traveled to Dubai for “work purposes” when travel was banned for British citizens during the height of lockdown last year.
Just days before the video was released, Kaz revealed she had bought her second property as she shared snaps of her new home in Manchester.
She captioned her post: “Just received the keys to my second property and new home in Manchester!
“Feels so surreal, I remember the days I couldn’t even afford the bus. Grateful for this trip.”