Australia, in cooperation with Dubai Customs, succeeded in seizing the largest drug shipment in Sydney, worth 4 billion dirhams
The Australian authorities managed to seize about two tons of the drug "methamphetamine" inside shipping containers in Sydney Harbor, in cooperation with Dubai Customs, which is the largest drug seizure in Australia since 2019.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said: "We are working to achieve integration in its efforts to protect society from risks and facilitate trade movement not only at the local level but also at the global level, in cooperation with the relevant security authorities in the relevant authorities to present a unique international model. One of its kind distinguishes Dubai on the world map.
Bin Sulayem explained that the success of this operation came as a result of the support and directives of the senior leadership to work on developing deep and solid relations between the United Arab Emirates and various countries of the world, in the field of combating organized crime, noting the keenness of Dubai Customs to support all security authorities in combating organized crime and drug smuggling around the world. The world aims to create a society free of narcotic toxins, stressing that Dubai Customs will not stop there, but intelligence work is underway to find information related to other smuggling operations that will be announced later.
Bin Sulayem praised the efforts of the Dubai Customs work teams to thwart smuggling operations, in addition to the continuous intensive security follow-up, which was reflected in the application of precise and specialized measures in the field of drug control inside and outside the country.
For his part, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, stressed that Dubai Customs was the main success factor.
From tracking and analyzing shipments through the intelligence information obtained, passing through the monitoring of these shipments and passing the information to the Australian authorities immediately, to achieving the largest drug seizure in Australia since 2019, which was hidden inside marble slabs shipped from a neighboring country It has a value of more than 4 billion and 40 million dirhams.
Mahboob stressed the continuous efforts of Dubai Customs to support legitimate trade and protect society, which was and still is a forerunner within the customs administrations, stressing the readiness of Dubai Customs employees to face all customs and security risks at the local and global levels in order to reduce smuggling operations and harm countries and societies through trafficking. With prohibited substances and narcotics.
Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director of the Intelligence Department at Dubai Customs, indicated that the Australian authorities had earlier managed to arrest a gang after finding 748 kilograms of "methamphetamine" in August of this year, hidden in 24 containers that arrived at Port "Port". Bhutanese," while another 1,060 kilograms of methamphetamine were found in 19 containers that arrived at the same port. Air shipments were to pass through to Dubai from one of the largest transnational organized crime gangs involved in drug trafficking crimes, with the aim of carrying out smuggling operations between South America and Australia.
The Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the Australian Consulate General in Dubai, Mr. Colin Drysdale, praised the close cooperation with Dubai Customs, expressing his thanks to the United Arab Emirates and Dubai Customs for their keenness and tireless work in the face of smuggling operations. He also thanked Dubai Customs employees for their Their efforts, which contributed to the success of thwarting an operation estimated at 4 billion dirhams, which was the result of coordination and cooperation between Dubai Customs and the Australian Border Forces.
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