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Half a ton of cocaine worth $ 136 million was seized in Dubai

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The drugs were well hidden in the structure of the shipping container

Police seized half a ton of pure cocaine and arrested one person of Middle Eastern descent.

In Dubai, during a police raid, law enforcement officers found and seized 500 kilograms of pure cocaine. Its cost was estimated at more than $ 130 million. It is reported by Reuters.

The police arrested one person of Middle Eastern descent. Law enforcers believe that he was an intermediary for an international drug syndicate.

As reported Emirates News AgencyDuring an operation codenamed Scorpio, Dubai police thwarted an attempt to smuggle pure cocaine into the country for further marketing. It is also reported that the drugs were hidden inside a shipping container.

The United Arab Emirates, which includes the Emirate of Dubai, has a zero-tolerance policy towards drug possession. Law enforcement officials said they thwarted an attempt to smuggle cocaine after they received a message about a cargo container at the seaport.

As previously reported, on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean found a ton of cocaine.

A yacht with two tons of cocaine was detained off the coast of England

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