An Asian passenger thought he could easily smuggle narcotics into Dubai with the resumption of flights after a period of lockdown due to the spread of the Covic-19 pandemic.
He thought the streamlined procedures taken by the airport inspection officers to facilitate passenger traffic would compromise security, but he was wrong.
Dubai Customs inspection officers suspected the passenger who looked confused. For this, his suitcase was thoroughly inspected, to be found that it contained 1.3kg of crystal meth concealed in the inner lining of the suitcase.
“The smuggling attempt was successfully thwarted and the passenger was handed over to the General Directorate for Drug Control at Dubai Police following the protocols of joint work and cooperation between Dubai Customs and Dubai Police,” said Ibrahim Kamali, Director of Passenger Operations Department.
“This passenger thought he could go away with his crime assuming that control and security procedures will not be that tight at the period which sees the resumption of flights and lifting of the lockdown. Dubai Customs uses the best inspectors and the latest technologies to thwart any smuggling attempt to the country and protect the society from the hazards of these illegitimate goods