Seven days after receiving the INTERPOL Red Notice, the Dubai Police General Command managed to arrest the two wanted internationals, Benjamin Neil and Matthew John, of Australian citizenship, who belong to the "Mysterium" gang involved in drug trafficking, which brought about three tons of narcotic drugs to Australia, valued at $ 150 million, which resulted in the arrest of three other suspects in Australia, after a seven-year investigation by the Australian police services.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Rees Kershaw, praised the close cooperation between the Australian Federal Police and the Dubai Police General Command, which led to the arrest of the two international wanted individuals, expressing thanks, on behalf of the Australian Federal Police and New South Wales police, to the General Command of Dubai Police, and to the public administration Forensic Investigations and Investigations, and the Most Wanted Management Team, for their tireless work in the investigation and arrest of the two international wanted, Benjamin Neil and Matthew John.
The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, confirmed that the success of this operation is the result of the support and directions of the team, His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, to work on developing deep and deep relations between the United Arab Emirates and various countries of the world , In the field of combating organized crime, noting the Dubai police’s keenness to support the efforts of the police agencies in combating organized crime around the world, and promoting international cooperation aimed at creating a society free of narcotic toxins.
He said that Dubai Police, through its work under the umbrella of the Ministry of the Interior, translates the UAE’s approach to fruitful cooperation with police agencies in the world, and tackling crime everywhere, by building bridges of communication with it, particularly Interpol, to emphasize the positive contribution of the state to Make the world a place where everyone can enjoy security and safety.
He added that the process is a model for the continuous and fruitful cooperation of the Dubai Police and the Australian Police, and one of the joint operations that came as a result of the strong relations between the two sides to enhance security, including the "Vida" process that Dubai Police implemented three years ago, in cooperation with international police agencies, including Australia and the Netherlands, The arrest of two international gangs working in the field of drug smuggling resulted in the arrest of 17 people, including five accused in Dubai, 10 in Australia, and two in the Netherlands, along with the seizure of five million dollars, and more than two tons of drugs, valued at about 2.3 billion Dirham.
On the details of international cooperation, the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation Affairs, Maj. Gen. Khaleel Ibrahim Al-Mansouri, explained that by exchanging information with the Australian authorities regarding some gangs, especially those involved in serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, and analyzing them at the Center for Criminal Data Analysis in the Police Dubai, the suspects were found in the Emirate of Dubai, so a working group was formed of officers and members of the General Department of Investigations and Criminal Investigation, represented in the Department of the Most Wanted for Research and Investigation and their arrest, based on the Red Notice by INTERPOL issued by the Australian authorities, on charges of bringing a large amount of Drugs, disposal of the proceeds of crime, and trafficking in a controlled quantity of drugs, were transferred to the competent authorities for legal action.
52 international wanted
The Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigations and Investigations in Dubai Police, Brigadier Jamal Al-Jallaf, said that the cooperation of Dubai Police with the international police services resulted in the delivery of 52 international wanted persons worldwide during the last period, and among the most prominent issues of the internationally wanted persons who were handed over by the Dubai Police General Command to the countries concerned Organized crime, money laundering, murder and drugs, including those in the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain, Sweden, Australia, Pakistan, India, China and other countries.
The two wanted men belonged to the "Millstream" gang, which brought 3 tons of drugs into Australia.