Narcotic pills worth over USD 28 m seized in Abu Dhabi

In a major drug haul, Abu Dhabi police have seized over two million narcotic pills estimated to be worth over USD 28 million from a 27-year-old Gulf national's car.
The 2,075,000 pills, hidden in compartments of the car, were siezed when the vehicle was heading outside the country through Al Ghuwaifat border post.
The vehicle was found to have undergone structural modifications to conceal contraband in well-hidden secret compartments. The compartments were found along the sides of the interior of the vehicle and inside the seat fillings, Police said.
The consignment was to be delivered under an operation named 'Secret Compartments'.

This was one of the many significant accomplishments that the Abu Dhabi Police have had in catching drug smugglers, said Colonel Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
Rashid also referred to another operation, 'Wooden Doors' in which four persons in possession of 4.5 million narcotic pills were nabbed in October last year.

The operation was jointly conducted by Abu Dhabi Police, Dubai Police and Al Ghuwaifat Customs officials.
"The team of the operation was formed by the Anti-Drug Section at the Abu Dhabi Police, who helped to foil the smuggling attempt and achieve such positive results that revealed the criminal activity," said Colonel Sultan Suwayeh Al Darmaki, Chief of the Anti-Drug Section at CID.

"The Section additionally assisted in the arrest of the smuggler and seizure of the narcotics, which are at an estimated value of 104 million Dhs," he said.