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The operation, carried out at the Dubai Creek and Deira Wharfage Customs Center, stopped a wooden ship that raised suspicion upon arrival to the harbour.
A 50-year-old Brazilian visitor was detained and referred to criminal court, for smuggling (54) capsules of cocaine drugs in his stomach, while being on a transit trip to an African country.
A 79-year-old Spanish woman, was arrested on suspicion of leading a drug trafficking network, in Portugal, according to the Spanish authorities.
The Dubai Public Prosecution referred a visitor from a Latin American country to the Criminal Court on charges of importing 2.6 kilograms of cocaine inside a hidden pocket in her suitcase.
The police said in a statement that when the pilot was asked about these bags, he denied and said that they belonged to one of the passengers.
The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced a Latin American girl to 10 years in jail to be followed by deportation and fined her Dhs50,000 after she was convicted of possessing and importing eight kilogrammes of cocaine inside her suitcase.
A 40-year-old Brazilian visitor was booked by anti-narcotics teams and prosecuted on drug-trafficking charges, for attempting to smuggle 9.4 kilogrammes of cocaine into Dubai Airport.
The Anti-Narcotics Department at the Ras Al Khaimah Police arrested an Asian gang over the involvement in drug peddling in 67 spots in the emirate.
The customs inspector said during the investigations that the defendant’s suitcase was passed through the airport’s x-ray screening device and found to contain something abnormal.
Six men between 24 and 49 years of age were arrested including a Briton and five Nicaraguans during the raid, which was launched with the support of Australian Federal Police and UK Border Force, according to the NCA.