DUBAI // A 59-year-old Italian tourist has admitted trying to smuggle more than 2 kilograms of cocaine through Dubai International Airport.
At the Dubai Criminal Court, M R said he was carrying the drugs for his personal use. M R was arrested on May 10 this year.
“He was walking in a suspicious manner and kept turning around as if he was scared of being noticed by anyone,” said policeman E E.
The officer said after searching M R he found he was wearing three pairs of underwear, inside which he had hidden seven plastic bags. “When we opened the bags, it contained 2,05kg of cocaine,” said E E.
Prosecutors said M R confessed to a charge of carrying drugs. The next hearing will be on November 22.
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