The 63-year-old had hid hashish inside black cleaning soap, says Nigeria’s drug regulation enforcement company
A Nigerian granddad has been arrested for attempting to smuggle medicine to his daughter in Dubai, Nigeria’s Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) introduced on Sunday.
The 63-year-old was taken into custody on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, (MMIA) in Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi stated the suspect has confessed to concealing hashish inside a black native cleaning soap which was a part of a cargo to his daughter who lives in Dubai.
“He additionally admitted this was his second try at sending such illicit substance to his daughter,” stated Babafemi.
A Nigerian freight agent has been individually arrested for trying to export 250grams of Tramadol and hashish to Dubai.
Zero-tolerance coverage
The UAE has a zero-tolerance coverage relating to drug trafficking.
In March this yr, Dubai Police cracked down on 100 sellers who have been peddling through WhatsApp. One other main success within the battle in opposition to drug trafficking got here in Might 2022 when Dubai Police dismantled a world drug syndicate as a part of a sting operation codenamed ‘Sugar cane’, carried out in coordination with regulation enforcement companies of France, Spain, and Colombia.
The bust led to the arrest of 18 criminals and the seizure of twenty-two tons of sugar contaminated with cocaine smuggled from Colombia by means of the Port of Le Havre in France. Amongst these arrested was MD, described as the important thing member of the gang by Lt Normal Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-chief of Dubai Police.
Final yr, Abu Dhabi, police seized medicine with an estimated road worth of Dh1.2 billion as a part of main drive in opposition to drug trafficking.
Sharjah Police’s Anti-Narcotics Division in the meantime seized Dh135 million price of medicine from 2021 till Might 2022. The haul included 822 kilograms of crystal meth, 94 kilograms of cannabis and 251 kilograms of heroin.
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