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DUBAI — Inspectors of Dubai Customs have succeeded in aborting an attempt to smuggle heroin through Terminal 1 in Dubai International Airport.

Published: Fri 11 Apr 2008, 9:55 AM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:48 PM

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According to a statement from the Customs, the inspectors grew suspicious of a passenger who arrived from an Asian country due to his behaviour. A scan conducted on him revealed a number of capsules in his stomach.

The passenger admitted swallowing 137 capsules containing heroin. He was offered a big money to smuggle it into the UAE.



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