DUBAI: Dubai police have seized 500 kilograms of cocaine worth more than half a billion dirhams ($136 million) in the “region’s biggest drugs bust.”
Officers received a tip-off that an “international drug syndicate” was attempting to smuggle “a huge amount of drugs into a seaport with the assistance of an accomplice in the emirate.”
An investigation team was formed which monitored a male Middle Eastern suspect as he entered the city via a local airport, Dubai police said on Sunday.
The suspect’s movements were monitored and he was seen visiting a warehouse. He was also spotted buying cutting tools.
The suspect was then seen heading to a warehouse where he unloaded the drugs. He was arrested and searched at the warehouse, and drugs and cutting tools were found in his vehicle.
Drugs hidden in a container were also uncovered and he was arrested.
Dubai police seize 500kg of cocaine in ‘region’s biggest drugs bust’
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Dubai police seize 500kg of cocaine in ‘region’s biggest drugs bust’
- Officers received a tip-off about the drug smuggling attempt and started to follow the suspect
- The suspect was arrested after drugs and cutting tools were found in his car
Jordan to host Yemeni prisoners exchange talks
- The round of direct negotiations aims to finalize the names of the prisoners
- Jordan affirms support for UN and international efforts to achieve peace and stability in Yemen
LONDON: Jordan is hosting the committee that will discuss the terms for implementing the agreement to exchange prisoners and detainees in Yemen this week.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that talks will be held under UN auspices in Amman from Feb. 5 to 19.
The ministry’s spokesman, Fouad Al-Magali, emphasized Jordan’s support for UN and international efforts to achieve peace and stability in Yemen, according to Petra news agency.
In December, the Yemeni government and the Houthi group agreed to exchange 2,900 prisoners, including Saudi and Sudanese nationals, in the largest exchange since the beginning of the war in 2014.
Majed Fadhail, the spokesman for the Yemeni government delegation involved in the prisoner swap talks, confirmed that this round of direct negotiations aims to finalize the names of the prisoners.
He emphasized the Yemeni government’s commitment to releasing all detainees without discrimination.
“(We are) hoping that the other party will deal with the same seriousness and that no obstacles will be placed in the way of implementing the agreement,” he wrote on X, in reference to the Houthi delegation.
Oman hosted the last round of talks between the two warring sides in December.
