DUBAI: These images capture the moment UAE authorities foiled a smuggling operation involving 22 people hidden inside a cement transporter, UAE state news agency WAM reported.
Customs officials at the border of the northern emirate of Sharjah arrested the driver of the truck after discovering 21 men and a woman hidden inside – apparently trying to illegally cross into the country.
The thermal and X-ray images clearly show a group of people inside the large cement transporter.
The incident happened last week, but the authorities released the images late on Tuesday evening. No details were given on where the people were traveling from or their nationalities.
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People smugglers busted after 22 people found in cement transporter at UAE border
People smugglers busted after 22 people found in cement transporter at UAE border
UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights
- On Saturday, Algeria said it has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not have any "immediate impact on flight operations", the state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, Algeria said it has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.
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