24 arrested in AED 23.5 million drug bust

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Sharjah Police have arrested 24 suspects following a massive drugs bust in the emirate.

Working in collaboration with police forces across the country, anti-narcotic teams seized 120 kilograms of hashish and 3 million captagon tablets with a street-value of over AED 23.5 million, in two separate operations.

Sharjah Police say it's one of the UAE's largest ever drugs hauls.

Lieutenant Colonel Majed Al Asam, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Department of Sharjah Police, said that the first operation involved intelligence gathered on a group of Asian nationals who were planning to distribute drugs to a targeted audience with the help of an accomplice located outside the country.

Based on this information, Sharjah Police, in coordination with Dubai and Ajman police, conducted surveillance and apprehended the suspects and their associates.

All members of the gang were arrested one by one at midnight, and the team was able to seize the drugs hidden in a container with the help of Dubai Police.

Al Asam added that during the same time, another team was working on monitoring another criminal group involved in the possession and promotion of cannabis.

The security effort was coordinated and distributed, resulting in the confiscation of 120 kilograms of cannabis in cooperation with the Ajman Police General Headquarters.

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