Abu Dhabi officials foil bid to smuggle SR13mCustoms officials in Abu Dhabi have foiled an African man’s attempt to smuggle more than 13 million Saudi Riyals (SR) through the UAE’s land port. An official source at the Abu Dhabi More… |
UN panel expands Iran sanctions listA UN Security Council committee has expanded its Iran blacklist to include two Iranian individuals and one firm for attempting to skirt UN sanctions by shipping arms to Africa in 2010, the US envoy to the United Nations said. 'The indi More… |
Algeria seizes missiles smuggled from LibyaAlgerian security forces have found a large cache of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles, which they believe were smuggled in from neighbouring Libya, according to a security source. The weapons cache was discovered in the desert ab More… |
Bahrain Customs foils pills smuggling bidBahrain’s Customs officers foiled the attempt by a Bahraini passenger to smuggle 41,185 illegal pills into the country across the King Fahad Causeway. Officials confiscated the pills hidden in his car's spare tyre, and arrested the smu More… |
Dubai foils bid to smuggle drugsDubai Customs said it has successfully foiled three separate attempts to smuggle drugs concealed in lady handbags inside parcels in transit at Dubai Cargo Village. A total of 3kg of heroin and cocaine were seized in the operation More… |
Bahrain's Cabinet praises police for drugs bustBahrain's Cabinet praised police action on Sunday in foiling an attempt to smuggle massive quantities of drugs into Bahrain. Traffickers were seized with a haul of 142kg of hashish and 0.5kg of opium. Ministers also briefed the Prime M More… |








