Mr. Ali Al Maghawi, Director of Airport Operations at Dubai Customs explained that the inspectors suspected the two female passengers who looked confused and unstable. They visited the WC and the Free Zone many times without an actual need for that just to gain time for more passenger crowd at check points. They didn’t know that they were closely watched and monitored.
Al Maghawi said that when their bags passed through the X-ray imaging system, the team of inspectors observed anomalies in the bottom area of one of the ladies’ bags. Accordingly, the suspected bag was searched manually by a Customs female inspector. Some secret pockets were found inside the bottom area designed in a clever way to fool Customs inspectors who managed to put a hand on 5.4kg of the crystal narcotic substance concealed inside the bag. The same happened with the other lady which hid the narcotics in the same cunning way; the total weight of crystal is 10.4 kilo grams.
Director of airport operations explained that investigations conducted by Dubai Customs’ highly qualified investigators revealed that the two ladies work for a gang that is run by a lady living in a Middle Eastern country. She directs them through the mobile on how to smuggle and deliver drugs.
As according to the shared cooperation and coordination between Dubai Customs and the Anti- Narcotic Department of Dubai General Police Headquarters, the two halted female passengers along with the contraband, the seizure report and the preliminary Customs investigation facts which indict involvement of other people were referred to the Anti –Narcotic Office at Dubai Intl Airport T2 to take necessary actions against the involved smugglers.
The Director of the Airport Operation Department at Dubai Customs praised the vigilance of the Customs team inspectors and their high sense of security, alluding that Dubai Customs is keen to enhance these efficiencies through specialized training courses to preparing them for thwarting any potential attempts of smuggling methods and enhance Dubai reputation worldwide, emphasizing on the great support provided by the top management at Dubai Customs to Customs inspectors who keep vigilant eye on protecting the community from any method of smuggling attempts and facilitating movement of passengers and legitimate goods.