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29 March 2024

Visitor arrested with 10kg heroin worth Dh750,000

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By Mohammed Al Sadafy

Dubai Police has arrested DAE, a 38-year-old African visitor, on the charge of possession of 10kg of heroin worth Dh750,000.

Major General Abdul Jalil Mahdi, director of Dubai Police’s Drug Enforcement Administration, said at a press conference that investigations were under way to find out how the accused brought the drug into the country and his accomplices.

The police kept track of DAE’s movements and arrested him with a bag of the drug while he was in a taxi in Al Mamzar area. The accused was looking for a buyer in UAE.

The accused, who entered the country on a visit visa issued by a commercial company, does not have a criminal record, Maj Gen Abdul Jalil said.