Gang of 6 smugglers arrested with 3kg of heroin

A gang of six drug smugglers who between them had 3kg of heroin in their stomach, were caught at different places by Dubai Police.

The gang was intercepted after an Afghan man who looked suspicious by his behaviour was arrested at Dubai International Airport, according to media reports.

When arrested the Afghan confessed that he was just acting as a courier for the payment of Dh2,000 and a full body scan revealed that the suspect had 95 capsules of heroin in his intestine.

Colonel Khalid Al Kawari, deputy director of Dubai Police's Anti-Narcotics Department, said the Afghan man was taken to hospital immediately where he passed 37 capsules containing 297g of heroin, and later on passed another 57 capsules containing 564g of heroin.

The suspect told police he was going to deliver the capsules to another Afghan upon instructions from the person who gave him the capsules in Pakistan.

One suspect led the police to the next, and on July 11, a third suspect was arrested in a restaurant in Qouz. He confessed he was there to receive the drugs for Dh300.

Meanwhile, the third suspect received a call from another suspect, who told him he arrived in the UAE with his share of the capsules. He was arrested in Abu Dhabi, and 80 capsules were found in his stomach.

On July 21, the fourth suspect received a call from a fifth suspect informing him he had 80 capsules and wanted to deliver them to the third suspect for Dh5,000. He was also arrested.

The third suspected received a call from the sixth suspect, who arrived from a GCC country to deliver more capsules, on July 24.

The sixth suspect was also arrested in Abu Dhabi.

The suspects were charged with smuggling and possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances with the aim of promoting them.

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