Dubai drug smugglers thwarted from bringing drugs through air shipments
drugs
covid-19
UAE public holiday date; Dubai entry permit rules; Saudi labour law change; Covid-19 mask advice – 10 things you missed this week
UAE three-day weekend dates, Dubai entry permit rules, Sheikh Mohammed holiday photos, Saudi labour law changes, Covid-19 face mask guidance and more top stories this week
crime drugs
Dubai Police seize 491kg of drugs and over 3.3m narcotic pills
Dubai Police arrested almost half of all UAE drug suspects in Q2
Abu Dhabi
UAE pharmacy faces prosecution for giving out wrong drugs to customers
The pharmacy reportedly did this in order to receive money from financial claims covered by insurance companies
crime drugs
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
crime drugs
UAE drug smugglers thwarted by authorities
UAE authorities stop nine smuggling attempts to bring drugs in to country
Corporate tax
UAE tax update; 2023 public holidays; NEOM jobs – 10 things you missed this week
UAE tax updates, 2023 public holidays, drugs bust, new night beaches, Neom jobs and more
drug bust
Saudi drug bust: Authorities seize 55.2kg cocaine, arrests 11
Of the 11 arrested foreigners, four were expats, five were Nigerian nationals who came to Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa and two were violators of the Border Security Law
captagon
Saudi drug smugglers busted with 1.4m Captagon pills
Saudi Arabia authorities seize drugs hidden inside wooden panels at Jeddah port
drugs
UAE Eid holidays; Kuwait cancels Filipino visas; Inside NEOM; Gems sale; Dubai drugs raid – 10 things you missed this week
UAE Eid holiday dates to look out for, Kuwait cancels Filipino visas, photographs inside NEOM in Saudi Arabia and more top stories this week
drugs
US coast guard seizes $80mn heroin from Gulf of Oman
Glen Harris, a US Coast Guard cutter, seized over 1,964 kilograms of heroin
crime drugs
Saudi authorities seize 106kg of drugs at ports, smuggling suspects arrested
Saudi stops smugglers sending methamphetamine stash into country
crime drugs
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
crime drugs
Saudi ‘drugs smugglers’ arrested with 1.3m narcotics pills
Saudi authorities capture amphetamine tablets in drugs raid in Riyadh
crime drugs
Saudi Arabia seizes over 5.2mn amphetamine pills in major drug bust
The 5,280,000 pills of amphetamine were discovered hidden within a shipment of building supplies passing through Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
drugs
Saudi Arabia launches major campaign against drug use: Report
Saudi Arabia’s new campaign titled ‘Report them’ was launched targeting the “vulnerable” young generation
Ajman
UAE $6.4m drugs bust: 120kg of marijuana, 3m Captagon pills, 24 arrests
UAE police swoop to stop Black Bags drugs gang
