Dubai drops charges against Briton detained over medical pills

Perry Coppins spent five weeks in custody after customs officials decided he was carrying too many pills to treat his illnessA British man who was imprisoned in Dubai for five weeks because customs officials thought he was carrying too many medical pills has been allowed to return home.Perry Coppins, 61, a maritime security officer from Nottingham, was arrested on 1 November after arriving in the United Arab Emirates with his medicine, which is legal there, along with his prescription. He said h