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28 March 2024

Couple convicted of smuggling illegal migrants

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The federal supreme court convicted a man and his wife from another Gulf country for smuggling illegal migrants into the UAE, using their private car and children as a cover up for their activity.

The man told police he had smuggled many expatriates into the UAE through Khasab border area in Oman in exchange for Dh500-1,000 per person by making them hide under the car seats.

A police detective posing as an expatriate staying illegally in the UAE contacted that man and offered him Dh6,000 to smuggle him out of the country.

“They agreed on the sum and once the man was paid, he was arrested…he later confessed to his illegal activity,” 'Emarat Al Youm' daily said.
It did not identify the couple but said they could be jailed for six months or fined up to Dh10,000.