A passenger has been arrested at Dubai International Airport after customs officers found 3.7kg of marijuana hidden in spare car parts in his baggage.
Dubai Customs discovered the drugs when African man's goods were scanned by X-ray, which revealed abnormal density in the cylindrical vehicle engine air filters that were among his goods.
Growing suspicious, one of the officers decided to inspect and dismantle the spare parts and found small rolls skilfully concealed around the air filters.
Officers carried out testing and analysis of the substance found in the rolls with its narcotics detector, which revealed it to be marijuana, weighing a total of 3.7 kilograms.
The suspect, who arrived in Dubai from an African country, was handed over to the relevant authorities.
Khalid Ahmed, senior manager at Passenger Operations Terminal 1, said Dubai Customs had introduced several smart control systems and new technology to combat smugglers.
“This includes modernisation and advancement of our inspection systems and passenger luggage screening equipment, coupled with capacity building and raising the efficiency of customs inspectors to allow them to better fulfil their duty in protecting and securing borders against the smuggling of illegal substances that endanger society,” he said.
He said Dubai Customs inspectors were regularly trained and updated on the latest tricks and methods used by drug smugglers.
“They are equipped with the knowledge and new techniques to detect any drug smuggling attempts, which contributed to a noticeable increase in the number of successful drug seizures,” Mr Ahmed said.
In June, Dubai Customs said officers thwarted nearly 1,000 attempts to smuggle drugs into the emirate in the first four months of this year.
Captagon pills, crystal meth, heroin, marijuana and opium were the drugs most commonly seized from January to April.
A total of 936 attempts to smuggle drugs, including 222 at the main airports, were foiled, which was a significant increase of 378 from the same period in 2021.
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Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
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The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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Losses: 4
Is it worth it? We put cheesecake frap to the test.
The verdict from the nutritionists is damning. But does a cheesecake frappuccino taste good enough to merit the indulgence?
My advice is to only go there if you have unusually sweet tooth. I like my puddings, but this was a bit much even for me. The first hit is a winner, but it's downhill, slowly, from there. Each sip is a little less satisfying than the last, and maybe it was just all that sugar, but it isn't long before the rush is replaced by a creeping remorse. And half of the thing is still left.
The caramel version is far superior to the blueberry, too. If someone put a full caramel cheesecake through a liquidiser and scooped out the contents, it would probably taste something like this. Blueberry, on the other hand, has more of an artificial taste. It's like someone has tried to invent this drink in a lab, and while early results were promising, they're still in the testing phase. It isn't terrible, but something isn't quite right either.
So if you want an experience, go for a small, and opt for the caramel. But if you want a cheesecake, it's probably more satisfying, and not quite as unhealthy, to just order the real thing.
