Dubai Customs Seizes 24kg of Heroin

At Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport on 19 June, Dubai Customs landed a haul of 24kg of pure heroin, worth about AED 12 million [2.4 million Euro].

The contraband was extracted from secret pockets at the bottom of five bags of a passenger who came from his home country in Asia.

“The diligent and vigilant Customs inspectors became suspicious of the alleged smuggler because of his anxious behaviour,” said Ahmed Mahboob, Director of the Dubai Customs.

The passenger, the investigation records, the seizure report and the narcotics were handed over to the Anti-Narcotics General Department of the Dubai Police for further action.

The suspect had concealed 4.5-5kg of pure heroin in each bag. The five bags, specifically manufactured for smuggling drugs, were all different to mislead Customs inspectors.

The last major heroin hauls reported in Dubai dates back to December 2013, when Dubai Customs foiled three separate bids to smuggle 165 capsules of heroin, weighing 1.65Kg, at the Dubai International Airport.