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UAE thwarts attempt to smuggle multimillion dollar Captagon haul

The UAE seized 86 million Captagon pills after intel received information of an international gang aiming to smuggle the narcotics into UAE before transporting the containers to another country. (WAM)
The UAE seized 86 million Captagon pills after intel received information of an international gang aiming to smuggle the narcotics into UAE before transporting the containers to another country. (WAM)
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14 Sep 2023 08:09:17 GMT9
14 Sep 2023 08:09:17 GMT9
  • The 86 million pills were hidden in 651 doors and 432 wooden panels
  • Dubai Police arrested six people in the drug operation

Arab News

DUBAI: The UAE has foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 13 tons of Captagon pills with a street value of over $816 million, the country’s interior minister said.

Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed said the 86 million pills were hidden in 651 doors and 432 wooden panels.

Dubai Police arrested six people in the drug operation.

Video footage posted on the minister’s X account showed the major security operation with officers tracking five shipping containers where the pills were hidden.

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