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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 drug smugglers busted with 50kg of crystal meth in coffee machines and 251kg of marijuana in scuba tanks
Dubai Customs thwart major drug-smuggling attempts, seize crystal meth and marijuana
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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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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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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 smugglers thwarted by authorities
UAE authorities stop nine smuggling attempts to bring drugs in to country
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Saudi drug smugglers busted with 1.4m Captagon pills
Saudi Arabia authorities seize drugs hidden inside wooden panels at Jeddah port
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Dubai Police seize 238kg of drugs and 6m narcotics pills
Dubai Police account for 47% of drug-related arrests in the UAE, cocaine, heroin, meth marijuana confiscated
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Saudi ‘drugs smugglers’ arrested with 1.3m narcotics pills
Saudi authorities capture amphetamine tablets in drugs raid in Riyadh