It is considered a misdemeanour and leads to imprisonment, fine according to UAE law

It’s not really lost until Sharjah Police can’t find it. So says the Lost and Found office of the police which is tasked with hunting down personal items misplaced throughout the emirate on a daily basis by residents and tourists alike.

In a recent case, a Saudi tourist was deeply thankful when his lost wallet was Last year, the lion’s share of missing items were 4,934 official documents as compared to 6,860 missing official documents reported this year. Many of these items were returned to their owners.Major Ahmad Juma Al Yaha’i, Director of Criminal and Investigation branch at Wasit Police station, said officers remain on the lookout for misplaced returned to him at his home after he forgot it at Sharjah International