Abu Dhabi customs caught a Pakistani man trying to smuggle 4.19kg of heroin in his suitcase.
Abu Dhabi customs caught a Pakistani man trying to smuggle 4.19kg of heroin in his suitcase.
Abu Dhabi customs caught a Pakistani man trying to smuggle 4.19kg of heroin in his suitcase.
Abu Dhabi customs caught a Pakistani man trying to smuggle 4.19kg of heroin in his suitcase.

UAE

Abu Dhabi customs foil heroin smuggling bid

The attempt was foiled when Abu Dhabi customs officers found clear bags containing brown materials hidden in a Pakistani man's suitcase.

The National staff

November 27, 2012

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An attempt to smuggle heroin into the country via Abu Dhabi Airport has been foiled.

A Pakistani man was caught with 4.19kg of the drug in his suitcase, the Department of Finance said.

The attempt was foiled when inspectors from the General Directorate of Customs in Abu Dhabi found clear bags containing brown materials hidden in the base and top layers of the smuggler's suitcase.

It was later concluded that the bags contained heroin, a statement released today said.

"On this important occasion, we would like to express that we are very proud of the efficiency and professionalism that our customs inspectors have reached to, following their hard work and tedious efforts to protect the UAE from potential harm that could affect its society or economy alike," said Saeed Ahmed Abdullah Al Muhairi, director general of Abu Dhabi customs.

Hamad Al Hurr Al Suwaidi, chairman of the Department of Finance, praised the continuous achievements of the customs officers.

He also stressed the special attention the Department of Finance pays to customs activities in terms of developing and raising work efficiency which, he said, is evident in the high number of failed smuggling attempts and seizures customs officials are taking part in.

Gender equality in the workplace still 200 years away

It will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe, according to a December report from the World Economic Forum.

The WEF study said there had been some improvements in wage equality in 2018 compared to 2017, when the global gender gap widened for the first time in a decade.

But it warned that these were offset by declining representation of women in politics, coupled with greater inequality in their access to health and education.

At current rates, the global gender gap across a range of areas will not close for another 108 years, while it is expected to take 202 years to close the workplace gap, WEF found.

The Geneva-based organisation's annual report tracked disparities between the sexes in 149 countries across four areas: education, health, economic opportunity and political empowerment.

After years of advances in education, health and political representation, women registered setbacks in all three areas this year, WEF said.

Only in the area of economic opportunity did the gender gap narrow somewhat, although there is not much to celebrate, with the global wage gap narrowing to nearly 51 per cent.

And the number of women in leadership roles has risen to 34 per cent globally, WEF said.

At the same time, the report showed there are now proportionately fewer women than men participating in the workforce, suggesting that automation is having a disproportionate impact on jobs traditionally performed by women.

And women are significantly under-represented in growing areas of employment that require science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills, WEF said.

* Agence France Presse

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