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Dubai Customs seizes 234,000 Tramadol pills hidden in towels

Monday, 29 January 2024 07:03

By ARN News Staff

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Dubai Customs have foiled an attempt to smuggle 234,000 Tramadol pills concealed in a shipment of towels.

Officers at Sea Customs Centers in Jebel Ali and Tecom detected various densities and variations in the towel shipment while scanning with radiation inspection devices.

Officials said the shipment came from an Asian country, without giving any further details of the seizure.

Dubai Customs reiterated its commitment to safeguarding human and economic resources with state-of-the-art technologies.

Officers at the Sea Customs Centers in #JebelAli and Tecom successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 234,000 #Tramadol pills from an Asian country concealed within a shipment of towels#DubaiCustoms #BorderSecurity #DrugAbuse #narcotics #Syaj pic.twitter.com/Vo8AcgjySj
— جمارك دبي | Dubai Customs (@DubaiCustoms) January 29, 2024

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