Dubai seizes over 19,250 counterfeit gas cylinders, impounds 751 vehicles since June 2022

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Over the same period, inspection campaigns identified more than 275 sites involved in storing and distributing counterfeit cylinders, with 751 reports filed against violators ...

Dubai authorities have seized more than 19,252 counterfeit gas cylinders and impounded 751 vehicles since June 2022, as part of ongoing efforts to crack down on the illegal storage, transportation and distribution of gas cylinders.

Over the same period, inspection campaigns identified more than 275 sites involved in storing and distributing counterfeit cylinders, with 751 reports filed against violators.

The figures were reviewed at a meeting of the Dubai Regulatory Committee for Petroleum Products on November 15, where officials discussed the results of joint inspections and plans to strengthen oversight of the sector.

The committee, which operates under the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, also reviewed enforcement efforts in the diesel sector. Inspections covered 73 tanks at various establishments and 42 establishments in Ras Al Khor Industrial Area. They resulted in the impounding of 14 diesel tankers found violating trading regulations and UAE requirements.

During the meeting, officials discussed plans to improve inspections, streamline permits and strengthen compliance among companies trading petroleum products.

Dubai is also working on a new digital platform for petroleum product permits, which is expected to be completed in 2027, with a system for recording violations and issuing notices scheduled to begin in the second quarter of that year.

"We aim to advance digitisation by developing a digital platform and integrating it with the Dubai 360 platform. This will help streamline permitting procedures and enhance service efficiency," said Ahmed Butti Al Muhairbi, Secretary-General of DSCE and Chairman of the Dubai Regulatory Committee for Petroleum Products.

He said cooperation between committee members and government entities had already helped standardise inspection procedures, reduce violations and bring in Executive Council Resolution No. 85 of 2025, which regulates petroleum products trading activities in Dubai.

The committee is also planning awareness…

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