Abu Dhabi Police have seized 184 kilogrammes of hashish and arrested two Asian individuals during an operation codenamed ‘Secret Hideouts’.

Brigadier Taher Gharib Al Dhaheri, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Directorate at the Criminal Security Sector of Abu Dhabi Police, revealed that the criminal network was directed by an individual operating from outside the country, according to a statement by the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

Two arrested in major UAE drug bust as part of ‘Secret Hideouts’ operation

The Anti-Narcotics Directorate caught the suspects in flagrante delicto in one of the country’s emirates.

The two individuals were found with the narcotics, which had been concealed within marble cylinders.

The suspects have been transferred to judicial authorities for prosecution.