Dubai Customs foils 355 drug smuggling bidsDubai Customs prevented 922 smuggling attempts, including 355 narcotics and contrabands, in the first nine months of 2018, a media report said. "We facilitate trade and traffic of passengers without compromising security of b More… |
Dubai Customs holds workshops to fight smugglingDubai Customs Training Centre organised six training workshops during the first quarter of 2018 as part of its efforts to develop inspectors’ skills in combating smuggling and illegitimate trade. The courses targeted 100 off More… |
SriLankan strengthens efforts against species smugglingSriLankan Airlines, long in the forefront of global conservation efforts, launched a new ‘Corporate Policy on the Carriage of Fauna & Flora on Board SriLankan Aircraft’ on May 22, to strengthen its numerous initiatives on species More… |
Abu Dhabi Customs foils three smuggling bidsThe General Administration of Customs- Abu Dhabi has said that inspectors at the Mezyad Customs Centre foiled three illegal attempts, which involved money and tobacco smuggling attempts as well as an act of commercial fraud. In de More… |
Emirates unit launches new course on human traffickingEmirates Group Security, part of the Emirates Group, has worked together with the UK government to develop a new learning module aimed at preventing human trafficking. The module also covers other types of crime on board including More… |
Abu Dhabi foils bids to smuggle 4,044 items in H1The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi intercepted various attempts to smuggle 4,044 banned items, including drugs, medication, tobacco and other illegal substances, during the first half of 2017, a report said. The num More… |
UAE seizes Iranian ship smuggling drugs, menUAE security authorities have seized an Iranian ship while trying to smuggle about 11.5 kg of drugs and 142,725 narcotic pills into the country hidden in secret compartments through the Sharjah port. Apart fom the drugs, the crew was al More… |
Drug smuggling bid foiled at Bahrain airportAn attempt to smuggle more than half a kilo of the methamphetamine shabu through Bahrain International Airport has been foiled by Customs. Officers seized 555gm of the drug concealed inside the luggage of an Asian passenger, who w More… |
Jet Airways staff held for smuggling Dubai goldThe Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs recently arrested a crew member of Jet Airways for allegedly trying to smuggle 1,160gm of gold out of the city's international airport. Ten gold bars worth Rs2.79 million ($396 More… |
Bahrain police foil major drug smuggling bidPolice have foiled an attempt to smuggle three kilos of marijuana and 505 prescription pills into Bahrain hidden inside motorcycle spare parts. They were concealed inside a package that was shipped to Bahrain from Bangladesh using internationa More… |