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| 55kg heroin seized, two arrested in Ras Al Khaimah |
| 2014-12-24 |
| [Khaleej Times] The Anti-Narcotics Department of the Ras Al Khaimah Police recently seized 55kg of heroin, the largest amount of narcotics ever confiscated in the emirate. According to a police source, the contraband worth over Dh26 million as per the street market price was found in possession of two Asian residents. "The anti-narcotics police, alerted about the drugs, set a trap, and tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! the first suspect with 55kg of heroin, all packed and concealed in the boot of the car he was travelling in." The second suspect was also apprehended later based on a tip-off that he was the accomplice of the first suspect. "Both of them were referred to the RAK Public Prosecution which charged them with smuggling and possessing drugs with the intent of trafficking." The duo denied the charges and claimed that they were only transporting white cement to someone in a nearby emirate for Dh200, he noted. "However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... the accused failed to identify the person whom he claimed to have handed him the contraband close to a land border checkpoint." The prosecutors asked the accused to identify the destination of the drugs, as well as the sender and intended receiver if they were not aware of the contraband but they could not. The case was referred to the RAK Criminal Court which adjourned the case to next month for the defence lawyer to study the case and examine the prosecution witnesses. |
| Posted by:Fred |