The Dubai Customs has seized 662kg of illegal drugs in what has been declared the biggest smuggling attempt foiled in the emirate’s coastal borders. The narcotics were found stashed in a dhow that was sailing its way into the country.

With the help of the advanced control system Siyaj, the operations room of the Sea Customs Centre Management was able to quickly analyse all the data it had gathered about the dhow. It was flagged as ‘very high risk’ because of the suspicious shipment it had on board.

The vessel was tracked down and then thoroughly searched upon reaching the port. The authorities deployed K9 sniffing dogs and used a range of high-tech tools in inspecting the dhow.

The drugs were found hidden in ‘secret storage point’ within the vessel, and a mobile customs laboratory confirmed that the shipment contained different types of narcotics.

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