UAE, Kuwait teams bust international drug gang, seize 14m Captagon pills

In a tightly coordinated security operation, the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at the Dubai Police and its counterpart in Kuwait arrested an international drug smuggling gang and seized one of the largest shipments of Captagon pills, totalling over 14 million pills, reflecting high professionalism in intelligence and field work.

Dubai Police clarified that the criminals resorted to a sophisticated camouflage method, hiding millions of pills in sacks containing corn kernels, carefully distributed within five containers, in an attempt to circumvent inspection procedures and avert suspicion.

Police added that the precise analysis of intelligence data and the exchange of information between the Emirati and Kuwaiti sides contributed to uncovering the gang's plan and monitoring the movements of suspects linked with the shipment, enabling specialised teams to thwart the operation at a critical moment.

Based on confidential information exchanged with Kuwaiti anti-narcotics officials, search and investigation teams initiated a comprehensive field surveillance plan, which resulted in identifying three Arab national suspects involved.

The three were allegedly arrested while unloading the sacks in preparation for storage, and all seized items were secured at the location, after the shipment arrived via a port in an Arab country. This was one of the largest qualitative seizures targeting organised smuggling networks.

Dubai Police emphasised that combating drugs represents a top security priority due to the direct threat they pose to community security and stability, affirming the continuation of preemptive strikes against smuggling networks and not allowing the country to be exploited as a transit or storage point for these poisons.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamad Al Nahyan, chairman of the National Anti-Narcotics Authority, expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the anti-narcotics officers at the Dubai Police and their counterparts in Kuwait, commending their high efficiency, vigilance, and sincere efforts which contributed to dismantling this criminal network and thwarting its plan.