UAE: Customs Seize 880G of Heroin Hidden in Passenger’s Laptop, Bag and Shoes
Dubai Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle 880 grams of pure heroin through the emirate’s main airport. Announcing the seizure on Thursday, Dubai Customs said the drugs were hidden in an Asian traveller’s suitcase poles, laptop and shoes.
The incident occurred during the first three months of the year at Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 when officers became suspicious of a passenger and searched him. At least seven packages of heroin were found, officers said. No further details about the incident or the value of the drugs were revealed.
The incident came just weeks after Dubai Customs seized huge quantities of narcotics in a double operation at the emirate’s ports. In Operation Double Strike, officers seized 32.8 million narcotic pills hidden in a shipment of food and medical equipment at Jebel Ali Port. Inspectors also seized 1.2 million Captagon pills, weighing 227kg, at Deira Wharfage Customs Centre.
In February, police in Abu Dhabi arrested a man who allegedly tried to smuggle 4.5 million Captagon tablets in cans of green beans. The force said the suspect planned to transport the huge haul of illicit drugs to a neighbouring Middle Eastern country.
