Sharjah: Sharjah Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge shipment of narcotics into the UAE, Lieutenant Colonel Majid Al Asam, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Department of Sharjah Police said.
the police received a tip that a shipment of drugs was set to enter the UAE during Eid al-Fitr. The suspects felt that the holiday period was the right opportunity and time to enter these narcotic substances without being noticed by the eyes of the police, Lt Col Al Asam said. The shipment was to arrive in the country through its territorial waters within the jurisdiction of the Emirate of Sharjah.