A man believed to be a notorious drug lord has been arrested by the anti-narcotics authorities of the Ministry of Interior and extradited to Russia, reported the state news agency Wam.
Russian authorities seized more than 295 kilograms of heroin from a man but his boss escaped arrest using fake passports.
The boss was arrested when he entered the UAE. He was identified within a day of his entry and his detention was in collaboration with anti-narcotics teams from the US and Russia.
He is alleged to have smuggled large quantities of drugs into major Russian cities.
newsdesk@thenational.ae
