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Dubai Police arrest ‘billionaire’ drug trafficker Othman El Ballouti
Dubai Police arrest one of the world’s most wanted men, said to be worth billions
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Saudi authorities appeal for information after cocaine bust in banana shipment
Saudi authorities seized 54kg of cocaine hidden inside banana shipment
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Saudi Arabia seizes 236kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipment
Saudi seizes stash of cocaine smuggled in banana shipment
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Dubai Customs seize 1,274 drug shipments in past year, including heroin, marijuana, Captagon and $310m Meth shipment
Dubai Customs announces successful drug seizures at borders across the Emirate in past year
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Drugs in Saudi Arabia: Authorities seize 27.6kg of cocaine hidden in potato shipment
Saudi Arabia thwarted drug smugglers attempting to bring cocaine through Jeddah port
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Dubai Customs foils major drug-smuggling operation
Dubai busts smugglers attempting to bring drugs into country
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Drugs in Dubai: $13,600 fine and 5 years in prison for inciting others to use narcotics
Dubai Public Prosecution warns of lengthy prison terms and hefty fines for drug offences
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Dubai Customs blocks 171,600 pill drug smuggling attempts
Dubai drug smugglers thwarted from bringing drugs through air shipments
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Saudi baklava drug bust: Customs seize over 2.2mn captagon pills in Jeddah shipment
ZATCA has coordinated with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control to arrest the two individuals who were supposed to receive the shipment
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Dubai Police seize 491kg of drugs and over 3.3m narcotic pills
Dubai Police arrested almost half of all UAE drug suspects in Q2
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Abu Dhabi seizes 48 tonnes of drugs from Asian national
During the surveillance, Abu Dhabi authorities managed to detain the suspect while they were in the process of establishing a storage facility for the drugs
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Oman drug bust: International gang arrested with 6mn Captagon pills
The General Administration for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances has arrested an international drug smuggling network
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Saudi authorities foil MASSIVE drug smuggling operation, 63 tons of khat and 1.8 tons of hashish seized
Saudi border guards seize giant drug stash and detain smugglers
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UAE drug bust: Dubai Customs assist Canadian authorities, seize 547kg drugs
The drugs were discovered in shipping containers originating from an unidentified Asian country and destined for Canada, by Dubai Customs
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UAE drug smugglers thwarted by authorities
UAE authorities stop nine smuggling attempts to bring drugs in to country