Over the past year, the General Department of Narcotics Control in Dubai Police registered 2051 cases in which 3,128 accused were involved between a merchant, a promoter and a user. And achieved a rise of about 211% in the quantities of seized drugs, by 1560 kg of drugs, and about 14 million and 793 thousand tablets, with a total value of about one billion and 542 million dirhams, compared to 501 kg of drugs in 2018.

The Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation Affairs, Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansoori, told a press conference that the General Department of Narcotics Control has contributed, according to the new law, to the seizure of 572 kilograms of drugs and tablets in other Emirates, as part of its participation in 88 cases that resulted in the seizure of 215 Accusing, over the past year.

He added that the administration was also able to close and block 58 websites that promote drugs during the past year, compared to 44 sites in 2018, pointing to implementing specific operations that resulted in the seizure of huge quantities of drugs, in the context of focusing on rhythm with "big heads" and strengthening international cooperation , And build a strong network of sources and relationships to ensure access to information from source countries, and preemptive strikes against drug smuggling gangs.

He added that the combat men carried out operations that were complicated and difficult, most notably the "Stalker" operation, which was considered the largest operation of its kind ever in the Emirates, as it led to the arrest of an international drug gang and seized 365 kilograms of heroin, crystal and hashish, with a market value of 278 million Dirham, after harnessing the latest techniques of artificial intelligence, such as facial recognition techniques and drones, for the success of this operation over the past year, and the "surface" process that saw the overthrow of two international gangs of drug smuggling, were hiding their toxins between wooden planks beneath the surface of two wooden compounds, and seizing 12 accused of State of Ace A neighboring house, with 194 kilograms of narcotic drugs in their possession.

For his part, the Director of the General Department of Narcotics Control, Brigadier Eid Muhammad Hareb, said that the administration has achieved an increase in all indicators during the past year, as it registered 2051 cases, compared to 1833 cases in 2018, and 1742 cases in 2017. It also seized 3128 accused between a merchant and a promoter And abusers, during the past year, compared to 2734 in 2018, and 2553 in 2017. The amount of drugs seized, during the past year, was 1560 kg of drugs, compared to 501 kg in the year before last, and 340 kg in 2017.

Hareb added that the administration's efforts were not limited to internal control, but rather extended to cooperation with other countries and participating in the implementation of specific operations abroad, pointing to supplying various countries with 93 important information, during 2019, which contributed to the arrest of 27 accused, and seized more than 11 Tons of drugs.

Smuggling with modern technologies

Brigadier Eid Muhammad Hareb mentioned that drug smuggling and promotion methods have become more sophisticated, in light of the use of modern technologies and social media, such as hiding drugs somewhere, and sending the coordinates of the site to the buyer through the mapping service, without an actual meeting between the two parties.

He added that the administration developed its tools, in return, and recruited strong sources, pointing to the arrest of a person who was promoting drugs through social networks in an unconventional way.

The administration was able to shut down and block 58 websites that promoted drugs last year.

211%

An increase in drug seizures in Dubai compared to 2018.