Abu Dhabi police thwarted the promotion of about 1.2 million narcotic pills, which were in the possession of a gang, consisting of seven Asian people, after the control men spotted the gang members, over a period of four months, and tracked their movements between the emirates of the state.
The Director of the Abu Dhabi Police Anti-Narcotics Directorate, Colonel Taher Gharib Al-Dhaheri, stated that the first suspect was arrested in possession of 120 thousand narcotic pills, and in his investigations new clues were revealed about the gang members, so a security plan was prepared, which resulted in the arrest of the second accused, and in possession of a quantity of pills The drug is estimated at 15 thousand narcotic pills, and it turns out that the accused is considered the second man in organizing the criminal network, and he is responsible for all sales and purchases.
The gang members successively fell, and it turned out that they were planning to smuggle part of it to a neighboring country.
Al Dhaheri stressed that the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police attaches great importance to combating drugs, chasing their promoters, revealing their methods, drying the sources of these toxins, and preventing their harms by all security, preventive and educational means, pointing out that smuggling and promoting drugs are organized crime, which crosses borders, and is run by dangerous criminal gangs, Pointing out that combating these devastating poisons for young people is a shared social responsibility, and that the family is considered the first line of defense in confronting them and preventing their spread.
For its part, the Anti-Narcotics Directorate called on community members to cooperate with the police agencies, and to report any information that contributes to the arrest of criminal drug gangs, through the telephone security service 8002626.
Abu Dhabi Police seized the second man in the gang, with 15,000 narcotic pills in his possession.