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ABU DHABI (WAM)
The General Directorate of Ports at the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security thwarted on Friday an attempt to smuggle narcotic substances at Zayed International Airport.
Authorities seized 89 capsules of cocaine weighing approximately 1,198 grams - with an estimated market value of around Dh5 million - hidden inside the intestines of a traveller.
The seizure was made after customs inspection officers at Zayed International Airport grew suspicious of a traveller arriving from a South American country.
The traveller was subjected to advanced screening equipment, which revealed indications of foreign objects inside his body. He was then referred to the competent authorities, who extracted the 89 capsules from his intestines.
The Authority praised the efforts of the inspectors in carrying out their duties with efficiency and competence. It also reaffirmed its ongoing commitment toward developing the inspection system to ensure the protection of society from the dangers of narcotics, as part of national efforts to maintain the security and safety of the community and deter anyone attempting to compromise the security of the state.
