Ras Al Khaimah: The Ras Al Khaimah Airport Customs Department carried out 696 seizures of prohibited items in the first half of the year.
Officials confiscated materials such as drugs and sharp tools.
“RAK Airport Customs officers are keen to stand up to all smuggling attempts aimed at tampering with the security of the homeland,” said Mohammad Karam Al Beloushi, head of the customs centres department. He attributed the successes of the department to “the leadership’s instructions to organise regular and advanced training courses for the inspection officers”.
The latest of these courses is dubbed Asas (Arabic for ‘foundation’) set by the department as a mandatory programme to be undertaken by all customs officers to hone their inspection skills, equip them with the latest state-of-the-art-technologies, and ensure good conduct with passengers, he added.
The organisation of the specialised courses reflects the endeavours of RAK Customs to develop and build the capacity of its human resources in relation to promoting and improving customer service, as well as fine-tuning and developing staff capabilities in different customs working areas, Al Beloushi said.
