A joint team from the Jebel Ali Customs Department and the Customs Intelligence Department foiled the smuggling of 412,562 tramadol pills and other types hidden in a container for ship spare parts from an Asian country.
The shipment was targeted from the moment of departure based on the advance information that was fed by the smart risk engine, where it took the process of leaving the container from one of the Asian countries circumstances led to a change of destination to pass from Dubai, and cross to other destinations, while Dubai was the final destination, as it was As a result, it was called suspicious of its cargo, and targeted by inspection and careful inspection, because it may contain prohibited substances.
The customs inspection officers at the Dubai Customs container were inspected and inspected, in the presence of the owner.
In cooperation with the Customs Dogs Unit, the inspection was carried out, and the parts of the container were dismantled. The inspectors continued their work, despite the container owner's attempt to show the highest confidence in the safety of the shipment, to mislead the inspectors. By opening them, they found seized narcotic pills beneath them.
The Dubai Customs mobile laboratory examined the seizures to determine the quality of the grains.The results showed that the shipment contains tramadol, Larica, Quebeca, Metadone, Triven 2 and Zenex pills, and was referred to the competent authorities to take the necessary legal procedures.
Yousef Al Hashimi, Director of Jebel Ali Customs Center, said: “We have developed the capabilities of customs inspectors through comprehensive training to improve their performance in the inspection and inspection operations. The attempts to mislead the smugglers are no longer fooling the inspectors. "What smugglers hide from prohibited materials."
For his part, Director of the Department of Customs Intelligence, Shoaib Mohammed Al Suwaidi, «We at Dubai Customs begin to follow the commercial shipments coming to Dubai before leaving the ports and airports of export, where we follow the information on the shipments, and analyze the information to extract potential risks, to be followed closely in "Inspections, inspections and inspections in order to thwart smuggling attempts with high efficiency, ensure the protection of our society from the risks and damages of illegal substances and narcotic pills."