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Drug dealer arrested in Sharjah
Police arrested an Afghan drug trader on Monday while he was trying to sell kilogram of heroin. Lt Col Yousef Mousa, Director of Criminal Department at Sharjah Police, said police had received a tip-off from an informant.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:32 June 23, 2008
Sharjah: Police arrested an Afghan drug trader on Monday while he was trying to sell kilogram of heroin. Lt Col Yousef Mousa, Director of Criminal Department at Sharjah Police, said police had received a tip-off from an informant.
"When he was arrested, police found that he was carrying a plastic bag that contained 109 capsules of heroin," said Lt Col Mousa.
The suspect confessed he had two partners working with him who planned to distribute the drugs in the country.
The suspects were identified by police as an Afghan and a Pakistani.
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