Sharjah: Customs officials at Sharjah International Airport have arrested an Egyptian man and his wife after they attempted to smuggle their infant son into the UAE in their luggage.
UAE | Crime
Parents try to smuggle baby into UAE in hand luggage
Mum and dad arrested after customs officials make shocking discovery when bag is put through X-ray machine
- Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 July 9, 2012
- Image Credit: Supplied
- The X-ray machine showed the child was hidden in the hand baggage.
The attempt was discovered on Saturday morning after the man, in his 30s, and his wife arrived at the airport from Egypt.
An investigation was launched after an X-ray machine showed the child was hidden in the hand baggage.
The baby boy, who is just a year old, had no visa, passport or official documents allowing him to enter the UAE.
A police official told Gulf News: “When customs officials saw the baby inside the bag at the X-ray scanner, they were stunned.
“This machine is very dangerous for anyone, let alone a baby in a bag to pass through.
“A case will now be raised against the mother and father, they both have visas to come to the UAE, but they have put the life of their child at risk.”
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