Dubai: «The Gulf»
The General Command of Dubai Police, represented by the General Administration for Anti-Narcotics, thwarted, in a proactive operation, the smuggling of a ton and 56 kilograms of crystal drug, with a market value of 68 million and 640,000 dirhams, and arrested the ten accused of different nationalities, following careful follow-up and monitoring by the anti-narcotics men. Drugs, in a specific operation called “solar panels”, during which they revealed the defendants’ attempt to introduce crystal drug into the country by hiding it inside solar panels.
praise
Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri
Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, praised the efforts of the work teams in the General Department of Narcotics Control and their professionalism in arresting the ten accused, by using the latest capabilities in dealing with such criminal methods.
Al-Marri also praised coordination and cooperation with partners locally and internationally, to address all transcontinental crimes, particularly drug trafficking, in order to achieve the goals and directions of Dubai Police to enhance security and safety in society.
He stressed that the Dubai Police are determined to deal preemptive strikes to drug dealers and drug dealers and thwart their attempts.
Beginning of the thread and preparing the ambush
Khalil Al Mansouri
For his part, Major General Expert Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansoori, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, made it clear that they spare no effort in building a strong network of internal and external relations and sources, and they do not hesitate to take all the information they receive into consideration and seriously, and speed up action and follow-up, in order to ensure the safety of The homeland and its people, pointing out that the process began with information that an international gang was trying to insert a shipment of drugs coming from a South American country into solar panels, so that we can speed up the formation of monitoring and investigation teams.
Major General Al-Mansoori added: “We were able to uncover the gang members’ attempt to smuggle solar panels hidden inside the crystal drug, and in order to control the entire gang formation, the police began monitoring the movements of the first suspect following receiving the shipment through one of the state’s ports until we reached the rest of the nine suspects.”
Monitor the accused
In detail, Brigadier General Eid Muhammad Hareb, Director of the General Administration for Drug Control, said, “We formed teams to monitor and follow up, in preparation for detecting the gang formation and arresting them red-handed and in possession of narcotic substances. Once once more outside the country, and following identifying the rest of the accused, we prepared a court plan and arrested the ten accused with 1,637,640 dirhams in their possession.
Brigadier Eid Hareb indicated that the crystal drug was hidden in the 264 solar panels, in an attempt by the gang to camouflage and introduce narcotics into the country.
early prevention
Brigadier Eid Hareb stressed that the eyes of the anti-drug men are watchful and are constantly working to thwart the criminal schemes of drug dealers and promoters, calling on parents and educators to enhance awareness among young people, as it is the first and impenetrable wall in the face of crime in all its forms and images, especially abuse, given the serious damage it inflicts. To future generations, and because of the high social and development costs that the state incurs as a result of individuals’ addiction, noting that early prevention through intensifying awareness programs is the best way to avoid falling into the clutches of this scourge.
