Seizing 64 "Saker Falcon" birds hidden in a vegetable truck through the "Hatta" port
The Customs Inspection Sector at Dubai Customs managed to thwart an attempt to smuggle 64 live birds of the “Free Hawk” type in an attempt to bring them into the country’s territory through the Hatta border port, which is in violation of the law regulating and controlling international trade in endangered animals and plants and the law of veterinary quarantine, in force. The said shipment does not carry any official documents or health certificates, in accordance with Federal Law No. 11 of 2002 regarding the Convention Regulating International Trade in Endangered Species of Animals and Plants "CITES", to which the United Arab Emirates acceded in 1990.
The details of the incident refer to the suspicion of an inspector during the work shift at the Hatta Customs Center in a vegetable truck, so he thoroughly searched it after noticing signs of concern on the truck driver to find a number of live hawks of the “Saker Falcon” type, which were hidden in the front of the truck under the vegetables, thinking that he could not The inspector was able to access it, as it was covered with leaves of vegetables and some wooden boards. The Saker Falcon is known for its skill in hunting birds. After liberating the seizure, the falcons were handed over to the “Veterinary Quarantine” section of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment at the Hatta Border Center to be dealt with in accordance with the conventions and treaties. international regarding it.
Dubai Customs’ efforts are continuing to control endangered animals and plants, as the presence of certificates or documents attached to the animals entering through the ports is checked.
The department is working to raise the level of efficiency of the inspectors and subject them to rehabilitation and training programs on all smuggling methods, in addition to circulating lists of endangered animals to identify them and benefit from them in the seizure operations. A number of 44 various seizures were recorded during the first half of this year in the Hatta Center.
Hamad Kajour, Senior Director of the Hatta Customs Center, explained that the Hatta Customs Center deals daily with about 150 trucks loaded with goods, as the number of trucks that the center dealt with reached 23,892 trucks during the first half of this year, indicating that this number requires the highest levels of vigilance from the inspectors. To control smugglers and violators.
He stated that the port reflects the civilized destination of the city of Dubai in terms of customer service operations and their happiness in terms of raising security efficiency and achieving the principle of security and safety in the center, within the vision of the Dubai government to improve the provision of all services to travelers and develop them in a manner that facilitates entry and exit procedures to and from the UAE, and what the port represents in terms of provisions Oversight to maintain the security and stability of society and preserve its capabilities by confronting smuggling attempts, especially prohibited, harmful and prohibited materials, which pose a threat to public health, appreciating the efforts made by inspection officers and Hatta Customs employees, and their enjoyment of the spirit of institutional loyalty and a sense of security, their alertness to the various tricks and smuggling methods of smugglers, and their provision The latest inspection and inspection devices in addition to what is provided to them by the support and control units at the headquarters of the department.
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