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Middle East ‘top transit area for narcotics’Countries in the Middle East continue to be transit areas for smuggling illicit drugs, particularly Iraq, said a (UN) United Nations report. Seizures of the drug has increased in the region in the last year, and were reported in B More… |
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Abu Dhabi Customs foils drug smuggling bidInspectors from the General Directorate of Customs in Abu Dhabi have foiled an attempt by an individual of Pakistani background to smuggle 4.189 kg of drugs in Abu Dhabi Airport. This occurred after the inspectors found clear bags More… |
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Iran to ration diesel to curb smugglingIran plans to ration diesel supplies in a bid to curb rampant smuggling of the scarce fuel to neighbouring countries, its oil minister said on Wednesday. Government-issued smart cards have controlled private Iranian motorists' More… |
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Fuel shortage 'not linked to smuggling'Claims that a diesel smuggling operation was behind a shortage of the fuel in the Bahraini market have been denied by officials. They attributed the issue to a confusion over Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) opening its new diesel load More… |
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Bahrain thwarts major smuggling opsBahrain’s customs authorities foiled 350 smuggling operations and seized close to 5kg of illegal narcotics last year, said a senior government official. A total of 4.8 kg of drugs, including 46,036 pills, were confiscated by More… |
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Dubai Customs foils 3 smuggling bidsDubai Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport recently foiled three separate attempts of smuggling drugs stuffed in capsules hidden inside the guts of three passengers from different nationalities. The passengers swallowed up the More… |
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Dubai Customs foils smuggling bidDubai Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport recently foiled an attempt to smuggle fake banknotes of US dollars with a total value of $ 56,500. The currencies were possessed by a female passenger coming from an Asian country who More… |
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Adnoc to curb diesel smugglingAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will act to stop the selling-on and smuggling of diesel sold at its stations, pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat said. The move was aimed at preventing diesel from its pumps being sold on to other areas with More… |
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French Navy takes helm of task forceControl of an international task force that polices regional waters has been passed to the French Navy. Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) carries out patrols to prevent terrorism, smuggling and other illegal activities across an area of tw More… |
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Dubai Customs thwarts smuggling attemptDubai Customs recently seized a large shipment of expired foodstuff containing more than two tonnes of vegetable oil coming by air from an Asian country heading to India via Dubai. Omar Al Mehairi, senior manager of Cargo Village, said tha More… |
