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Customs officials seize drugs from a boat docked at Dubai Creek
Dubai Customs inspectors seized 1.38kg of drugs from the boat following a tip-off from the Drug Enforcement Administration at the Ministry of Interior.
- Staff Report
- Published: 16:26 March 26, 2008
- Dubai Customs officials used sniffer dogs to dig out the hidden drugs from the boat.
- Image Credit: Supplied Picture
Dubai: Drugs were seized from a boat docked at Dubai Creek.
Dubai Customs inspectors seized 1.38kg of drugs from the boat following a tip-off from the Drug Enforcement Administration at the Ministry of Interior.
Sniffer dogs managed to dig out the hidden drugs.
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