Dubai police seized 500kg of cocaine

A consignment containing 500 kilograms of cocaine worth more than 500 million dirhams (US $ 136 million) was smuggled into the country, the official UAE Wam news agency reported today (Sunday). Was identified by the security services in an operation called “Scorpion”.

The statement said: “Dubai police were able to detect the operation and arrest the perpetrators.”

“Dubai Police will show an iron fist to anyone who violates government laws,” said Dubai Police Chief Abdullah Khalifa al-Marri, referring to the tightening of security measures in the fight against various types of international crimes.

He said: “Operation Scorpio is one of the strict measures of the Dubai police to show the government’s approach in constructive cooperation with security organizations in the world, to fight organized crime.” This is a cross-border crime, and the General Command of the Dubai Police is working to preserve the achievements of the United Arab Emirates and to maintain security and society.

Explaining the operation, Khalid bin Muayzeh, director of the UAE General Directorate of Counter Narcotics, said: “The process of arresting the accused began with professional 24-hour monitoring of the accused’s actions.” After receiving information that a large amount of cocaine had been smuggled through the seaport by a member of an international criminal gang of Middle Eastern nationality, a specialized team was formed and monitored the defendant until a shipment of drugs was sent. they got. The accused was supposed to take the cargo to one of the cities of the country and store it after delivery, but he was arrested during the operation.