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29 March 2024

3 held with drugs at Abu Dhabi airport

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Abu Dhabi police busted three drug hauls when customs men seized heroin and other narcotics with three African transit passengers in three separate cases.

The three, heading for Africa from Asia and one Latin American country, arrived separately in Abu Dhabi within 20 days and were all arrested.

Police said the first one concealed cocaine inside a sport strap fixed on his back while 85 heroin capsules were found in the stomach of the second man. The third one had concealed cocaine in a secret chamber of his bag, they said.

“They all looked confused and tired and this prompted our men at the airport to suspect them. A search resulted in finding the narcotics in their luggage and in the stomach of one of them,” CID chief Colonel Rashid bu Rasheed said.

Counter-drugs chief Colonel Sultan Al Darmaki said the first smuggler carried nearly 2.1 kg of cocaine while the other one had four small heroin bags. The third one had 85 heroin capsules inside his stomach, he added.