UAE and Bahrain authorities have supported a major international operation to smash criminal gangs and seize more than $750m of illicit narcotics.
597 arrests were made in an international drug trafficking operation.
A global operation by the International Security Alliance (ISA), a working group of eleven Ministries of Interior, Justice and Home Affairs, uncovered the vast scale of transnational drug trafficking and dealt a serious blow to organised criminal groups.
The global operation resulted in seizure of more than 55 tonnes of various illicit drugs, which are estimated to be worth more than $750m and arrests of 597 suspects around the world.
The operation witnessed participation from member states of the ISA. In addition Ameripol countries supported the operation.
