Be warned - don't fly Etihad unless you have a permit to drink alcohol because you might end up in an Abu Dhabi prison like these men," he said.

Jupiter Mines executives convicted of sexual harassment charges in the United Arab Emirates may have had traces of cocaine and cannabis in his system, according to drug tests presented to a court in Abu Dhabi.

The charges arose from an incident aboard an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on April 26.

Jeremy Snaith, who spent 25 days in al-Wathba prison, outside Abu Dhabi, was charged with unlawful consumption of cocaine and hashish. But Snaith's defence team says it is a case of mistaken identity.