Dubai Customs found over 4 kg of drugs carefully hidden inside car parts, which were stashed inside a secret compartment of a traveller's suitcase.
Dubai Customs posted a picture of the drugs on social media that showed narcotic herb stuffed around the inside of car air filers in a bid to avoid detection.
The post stated: "Officers were able to detect an attempt by an African traveler coming to the UAE to smuggle 4.25 kilograms of the narcotic substance which was distributed in a professional manner inside the car engine filter."
تمكن ضباط #جمارك_دبي من كشف محاولة مسافرة إفريقية قادمة إلى دولة الإمارات عبر #مطارات_دبي من تهريب 4.25 كيلو جرام من مادة #الماريجوانا المخدرة تم توزيعها بطريقة احترافية داخل ثنايا فلتر محرك السيارات#حماية_الحدود #خط_الدفاع_الاول pic.twitter.com/g5jIcSjA0b
— جمارك دبي | Dubai Customs (@DubaiCustoms) April 28, 2024
In a follow up post Dubai Customs wrote: "The bag was subjected to a careful inspection after it was suspected, and it was revealed that there was density inside it, which necessitated a careful examination, which revealed the presence of the narcotic herb..."
خضعت الحقيبة للتفتيش الدقيق بعد الاشتباه بها، ليتبين وجود كثافة بداخلها وهو ما استدعى إجراء عملية فحص دقيقة، والذي أظهر وجود عشبة #الماريجوانا المخدرة، ليتم تسليم المسافرة ومحضر الضبط والمواد المضبوطة إلى #شرطة_دبي لاتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة بحقها#جمارك_دبي #وطن_آمن pic.twitter.com/ARo30d2S6S
— جمارك دبي | Dubai Customs (@DubaiCustoms) April 28, 2024
Dubai Police are now dealing with the matter.

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