UAE | Crime
Opium seized from two travellers at airport
Customs inspectors seized 27 grams of opium from two travellers arriving at the Dubai International Airport on Wednesday.
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 May 19, 2007
Dubai: Customs inspectors seized 27 grams of opium from two travellers arriving at the Dubai International Airport on Wednesday.
One passenger had stashed it in his wallet in a small plastic pouch.
The second had hidden the opium inside his shoe. He had wrapped it with carbon paper and strapped it with black scotch tape onto the shoes.
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