Dubai Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle narcotic substances into the country, after customs inspection officers at the Jebel Ali Customs Center, in cooperation with the Customs Intelligence Department, managed to seize more than 73 kilograms of narcotic crystal, coming from one of the neighboring countries, where the smart risk engine system played Which the department internally developed a prominent role in monitoring and targeting the dangerous shipment before its arrival, and alerting customs inspection officers to their dangers in order to confront and inspect them, to prevent the entry of narcotic substances into the state.
The thwarting of the attempt to smuggle drugs reflects the role of Dubai Customs in addressing the prohibited, restricted and counterfeit materials that harm society and hit the economy, and integrated coordination at the highest levels between different departments, where the shipment was intercepted by the smart risk engine of the Customs Intelligence Department, and was handled professionally by management personnel Jebel Ali Customs Centers, the use of advanced testing devices, and the Customs Dogs Unit in the Technical Support Department.
According to the risk file prepared by the Customs Intelligence Department of the shipment by the risk engine, it was suspected that there were prohibited materials in the container, and it was passed on the smart container scanning device upon its arrival, where the radiation scan reinforced the suspicion of the shipment, so the container was moved to the inspection platform, and unloaded, and note Customs inspection officer signs of confusion on the person concerned, and by reading the body language practiced by Dubai customs officers, they sensed the presence of sermons, and that the goods may contain prohibited materials, so the inspector called the special units, and the customs dog unit, to inspect the goods, to discover the presence of pain Anesthesia hidden in 10 pieces of the "transducer", and steps were taken to transfer it to the appropriate legal authorities.
“We deal professionally with risk files that are prepared by the risk engine, and we receive them from the customs intelligence department. We have developed the capabilities of customs inspectors through comprehensive training to upgrade their performance in carrying out inspection and inspection operations, where We pursue all data and risk indicators during inspections, until discovering contraband and frustrating its entry into the state, and the inspectors have provided us with the latest smart devices that enable them to discover what smugglers are hiding from prohibited substances, no matter how they use the methods and methods to hide this Materials ».
He added: “We develop our capabilities in the field of inspection and inspection, to protect society from the dangers and harms of prohibited and restricted materials. The smart scanning device can scan 150 containers per hour without human intervention, and with six scanners in Jebel Ali, 900 containers per hour can be scanned What strengthened our ability to identify containers with risks, target them by inspection, control them, and prevent them from entering the country.
The Director of Customs Intelligence Department, Shuaib Muhammad Al-Suwaidi said: “We succeeded in converting the customs outlets in Dubai into an impenetrable dam in the face of all smuggling attempts to harm the safety and health of community members, and this comes through support for legitimate trade in terms of commitment and facilitation, through a system to monitor Risks in advance, which Dubai Customs developed by launching and constantly updating the smart risk engine, following up on upcoming shipments on a daily basis, and identifying security, economic, political and social dangers, and targeting them through the smart risk engine system.
Risk assessment and treatment
The smart risk engine system is a flexible system that is directly specialized in assessing and treating various risks represented in security, economic, environmental and social risks, and mainly supports to maintain the position of Dubai as the first center in the shipping and re-export sector, through the application of Dubai Customs message, where The system reduced the time for customs clearance of shipments to less than 10 seconds, maintaining the role of Dubai Customs as a first line of defense against immediate and potential risks.
Customs dog unit
The Customs Dogs Unit has implemented a number of seizures in various customs outlets, land, sea and air, in Dubai, and it plays a vital role in supporting customs work, and provides fast and urgent services. The unit was established in 2007 as part of the development system in the systems, procedures and administrative units introduced by the department to improve With its mission to protect society from entering prohibited and dangerous materials, it was the first of its kind at the level of customs departments in the country.
Customs inspectors found the drug hidden in 10 pieces of the "transducer".