Sharjah Police seized more than 1,100 kilograms of narcotics and thwarted large drug trafficking attempts last year.
The force’s end-of-year report showed that it confiscated 822kg of crystal meth, 251kg of heroin, 94kg of hashish and more than 3.4 million tablets of different types.
With a street value of Dh135.4 million ($36.8m), the drugs were seized in a series of operations.
These included Operation Rasid in May when officers seized 115kg of drugs, and Operation Poisoned Rope in June when 215kg of crystal meth and heroin were confiscated from a dhow at Port Khalid in the emirate.
Maj Gen Saif Al Shamsi, commander-in-chief of Sharjah Police, said officers work very hard to fight serious crime, including drug trafficking, murder and rape.
“The fight will continue, everyone in the force is doing their best, which is evident by the decline in serious crime rate by 7.6 per cent,” said Maj Gen Shamsi.
“The rate for solving crimes that were registered against unidentified offenders went up by 21 per cent last year.”
Stepping up efforts to maintain security in the emirate, Sharjah Police have been investing in the latest technology, identifying crime-prone areas and launching projects to keep the streets safer.
Surveillance cameras installed at various places connect directly to the police control room and patrols have increased.
“A new lab equipped with 402 high-tech devices was recently opened,” said Maj Gen Shamsi.
Sharjah Police and Sharjah Police Academy, in partnership with a number of universities, will soon launch the ‘Ready for the Future' award.
Participants who submit ideas and projects that can help to fight crime will win $54,000 in prizes. No further details were made available.
European arms
Known EU weapons transfers to Ukraine since the war began: Germany 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles. Luxembourg 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents as well as air transport capacity. Belgium 2,000 machine guns, 3,800 tons of fuel. Netherlands 200 Stinger missiles. Poland 100 mortars, 8 drones, Javelin anti-tank weapons, Grot assault rifles, munitions. Slovakia 12,000 pieces of artillery ammunition, 10 million litres of fuel, 2.4 million litres of aviation fuel and 2 Bozena de-mining systems. Estonia Javelin anti-tank weapons. Latvia Stinger surface to air missiles. Czech Republic machine guns, assault rifles, other light weapons and ammunition worth $8.57 million.
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Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sept 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
Gifts exchanged
- King Charles - replica of President Eisenhower Sword
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