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UAE Police Seized 2.7 Million Tablets Of A Drug That Was Once Deemed Responsible For ‘Fueling Syria’s War’

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Following an international sting operation last week that crossed three continents and involved 17 arrests, another major drugs bust has solidified the countries strong stance against drug smuggling.

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman worked in cooperation to seize a vast amount of drugs and 12 arrests in four operations.

According to an Instagram post from Dubai Municipality, 158 kg of marijuana, 2.7million tablets of Ceptagon tablets were seized.

تعاون إماراتي سعودي عماني يوجه ضربة قوية لشبكات تهريب المخدرات أسهم تعاون مشترك بين أجهزة مكافحة المخدرات في كل من دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، والمملكة العربية السعودية ، وسلطنة عُمان إلى ضبط 158 كيلو جرام من مخدر الحشيش و 2 مليون و700 ألف قرص من أقراص الكبتاجون المخدرة وإلقاء القبض على 12 متهم من مهربي وتجار المخدرات في أربعة عمليات “تسليم مراقب” تم تنفيذها خلال النصف الأول من العام الجاري. UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman cooperate to strike a powerful blow to drug smuggling networks. Joint cooperation between drug control agencies in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman has resulted in the seizure of 158 kg of marijuana, 2 million and 700,000 tablets of Ceptagon tablets and the arrest of 12 drug traffickers in four ‘Watched Deliverables’ operations that were carried out during the first half of this year. #وزارة_الداخلية#أبوظبي#الإعلام_الأمني#الإمارات #MOI#MOIUAE#AbuDhabi#UAE#security_media ‏

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“Fueling Syria’s bloody war’

Ceptagon is a strong human-made amphetamine which provides ‘a feeling of well-being and erases fear. Forbes stated the drug, which is popular in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, is responsible for ‘fueling Syria’s bloody war’. 

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