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 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
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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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Saudi authorities seize 106kg of drugs at ports, smuggling suspects arrested
Saudi stops smugglers sending methamphetamine stash into country
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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
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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
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Saudi Arabia launches major campaign against drug use: Report
Saudi Arabia’s new campaign titled ‘Report them’ was launched targeting the “vulnerable” young generation
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UAE $6.4m drugs bust: 120kg of marijuana, 3m Captagon pills, 24 arrests
UAE police swoop to stop Black Bags drugs gang
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Drugs in Saudi Arabia: Authorities find 13m amphetamine pills hidden in pomegranate shipment
Saudi Arabia Narcotics Control agents discover drugs in fruit shipment
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Dubai drug bust: 880 grams of heroin seized from passenger luggage, shoes, laptop
The Asian passenger was caught by customs inspectors following suspicions
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Drugs in Dubai: Drones and robot dolphins help Customs make 2,147 seizures last year
Dubai Customs recorded 4,235 customs cases in 2022, including 2,147 drug-related cases
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Saudi Arabia foils major drug-smuggling operation, 35 tons of narcotics seized and 257 arrests made
Saudi Arabia police swoop to stop smugglers taking hashish and khat into the country