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UAE: Police foils attempt to smuggle 103kg of hashish into the country via fishing boat

The Ras Al Khaimah Police anti-narcotics unit apprehended seven drug peddlers attempting to smuggle 103kg of hashish into the UAE on a fishing boat near the emirate's coast. Major General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al-Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ras Al Khaimah Police, stated after receiving the case details and information on the attempt to smuggle narcotics across the emirate's shores, the narcotics department immediately formed a team. The Coast Guard command provided research and investigation assistance to the anti-narcotics wing. The drug smugglers were caught on an offshore fishing boat, with 103kgs of narcotic hashish seized from their possession. Al Nuaimi assured that the police would continue to fight the menace of drugs in society which targets to disrupt the stability of safety of the country. BKM/ Expat Media
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