Ajman: Ajman police foiled an attempt to smuggle Captagon pills worth Dh25 million by three Arab suspects.
Major General Shaikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police, said they arrested the suspects under directives from the UAE Interior Ministry and anti-narcotics departments in neighbouring countries.
“They smuggled the drugs in two shipments through the sea. They hid the drugs in a professional way by smuggling the drugs inside 40 grinders and a big electricity generator. We foiled their attempt and arrested the three suspects,” Maj-Gen Al Nuaimi said in a press conference at Ajman police headquarters.
The suspects smuggled 2.5 million Capatagon pills in two shipments. The suspects are alleged to have stored the goods in a warehouse at Al Jurf Industrial area in Ajman in order to extract the pills later and prepare it for smuggling to a neighbouring country.
Lt Colonel Mohammad Majid Al Nuaimi, deputy director of Anti-Narcotic Department of Ajman Police, said they cooperated with Dubai Customs and followed the two shipments until they reached the warehouse in Ajman.
Police teams raided the warehouse and found a 51-year-old Arab suspect trying to cut the generator.
“He was staying illegally in the country and was working with two other Arab men to find a way to smuggle the drugs again to a neighbouring country. Later we arrested the other two suspects at their workplaces as they were residents,” Lt Col Al Nuaimi said.
The suspects were referred to public prosecution to finish the investigation.
Meanwhile, Brigadier Abdul Rahman Mohammad Al Awis, Deputy director of Anti-Narcotic Department in the Interior Ministry, said the success of the operation was due to the great cooperation between anti-drug police squads in UAE and anti-narcotic departments in neighbouring countries.
“We were monitoring the suspects all the time and were keen not to let the suspects sell or use a single pill inside the country. Despite their professional way to smuggle the drugs, the local and international cooperation with anti-narcotic departments stopped their attempt,” Brigadier Al Awis said.
