Dubai Police seize 500 kilograms of cocaine in Operation "Scorpion"

The accused admitted that he possessed narcotic drugs, and he has a criminal record in his country.

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Dubai Police revealed the details of a raid on a suspect who hid 500 kilograms of cocaine in a container, valued at more than 500 million dirhams, with the intention of trafficking and promoting it after receiving it, and his arrest in a qualitative operation called "Scorpion", which is considered the largest drug case in the region.

The Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, said that "Operation (Scorpion) consolidates the keenness of the Dubai Police General Command to translate the country's approach to constructive cooperation with police agencies in the world, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Interior, and to address crime everywhere, and to contribute strongly with The state aims to make the world a place where everyone is safe from cross-border crimes.”

The Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, Major General Expert Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, confirmed that arresting the accused, thwarting his operation and preventing him from succeeding in it, is a new achievement in addition to the achievements of Dubai Police in combating and reducing crime, and evidence of the advanced work system that Dubai Police enjoys in terms of techniques. Artificial intelligence, and qualified and specialized human resources with the competence and professionalism to detect and confront crime of all kinds.

For his part, the Director of the General Department for Narcotics Control, Brigadier General Eid Muhammad Thani Hareb, said that "as soon as he received the information, a specialized work team was formed for this operation, and to begin monitoring the accused until the drug shipment was sent to him, to be transferred later to one of the emirates of the country and stored in storehouse".

The Deputy Director of the General Department of Narcotics Control, Colonel Khalid bin Moaiza, explained that "the process of monitoring the accused showed that he rented a four-wheel drive vehicle, and purchased cutting tools to use in the process of unloading the drug shipment for the purpose of trafficking and promotion, taking caution by moving from one place to another to ensure that he was not monitored, By setting the zero hour, the police raided the place of the accused and seized him with drugs,” stressing that the accused admitted that he possessed drugs, and he has a history in his country, and he was referred to the Public Prosecution to complete the legal procedures.

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