Man held with drugs at Dubai airport
November 24th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANSDubai, Nov 23 (IANS/WAM) A bid by an Asian passenger to smuggle drugs was foiled Wednesday by Dubai customs officials at the Dubai international airport.
The 2.35 kg of drugs, which were concealed in a bag, were brought by the passenger from his home country for delivering them to someone in another Asian country in return for an amount of money, said Ali Al-Mugahwi, director of airports operations.
The passenger’s country of origin and the destination of the drugs were not disclosed.
He was referred to the anti-narcotics section of the Dubai police.
–IANS/WAM
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