Dubai Customs foils attempt to smuggle 3 million Captagon pills
The Control Room, supported by the Siyaj monitoring unit, analysed the data of the suspected container, and thoroughly checked it upon its arrival at Jebel Ali Port
by Gulf Business
March 15, 2021
In one of its largest drug busts this year, the Dubai Customs seized nearly three million captagon pills, and foiled a major operation to smuggle them into the country.
Inspection officers of the Sea Customs Centre Management at Jebel Ali Port thwarted the operation by intercepting the illegal shipment.
The Control Room, supported by the Siyaj monitoring unit, analysed the data of the suspected container, and thoroughly checked it upon its arrival with the help of the K9 dog unit, reported state news agency
Captagon, a brand name for the amphetamine drug fenethylline hydrochloride, was originally marketed as a treatment for conditions such as narcolepsy, depression
Dubai Customs foils smuggling of 3 million Captagon pills March 14, 2021
Inspection officers of the Sea Customs Centre Management at Jebel Ali Port thwarted the illegal shipment thanks to coordination between different sections coupled with the use of the best technologies. WAM
DUBAI Dubai Customs seized nearly three million captagon pills, which is the largest so far this year and foiled a major attempt to smuggle them into the country.
Inspection officers of the Sea Customs Centre Management at Jebel Ali Port thwarted the illegal shipment thanks to coordination between different sections coupled with the use of the best technologies.
The Control Room, supported by the Siyaj monitoring unit, analyzed all data of the suspected container, and based on that it was thoroughly checked at arrival with the help of the K-9 dog unit.