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Sharjah Customs foils attempt to smuggle in 2 infiltratorsThe Sharjah Ports, Customs, and Free Zones Authority (SPCFZA) has foiled an attempt to illegally smuggle two infiltrators into the country through one of its customs terminals. The attempt was thwarted du More… |
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Dubai airport handles 21m items of luggage in H1Dubai Customs has dealt with 21 million passengers’ items of luggage for 11.8 passengers on board 89,000 flights arriving into Dubai International Airport in the first half of 2019, said the director general of Dubai Customs. More… |
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Saudi Customs foils 4 drug smuggling bidsSaudi Customs at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah recently blocked four attempts to smuggle a total of more than 26,000 pills of tramadol and amphetamine into the country. Bandar Al-Rahili, general manager of More… |
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Dubai Customs foils 355 drug smuggling bidsDubai Customs prevented 922 smuggling attempts, including 355 narcotics and contrabands, in the first nine months of 2018, a media report said. "We facilitate trade and traffic of passengers without compromising security of b More… |
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Dubai Customs holds workshops to fight smugglingDubai Customs Training Centre organised six training workshops during the first quarter of 2018 as part of its efforts to develop inspectors’ skills in combating smuggling and illegitimate trade. The courses targeted 100 off More… |
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SriLankan strengthens efforts against species smugglingSriLankan Airlines, long in the forefront of global conservation efforts, launched a new ‘Corporate Policy on the Carriage of Fauna & Flora on Board SriLankan Aircraft’ on May 22, to strengthen its numerous initiatives on species More… |
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Abu Dhabi Customs foils three smuggling bidsThe General Administration of Customs- Abu Dhabi has said that inspectors at the Mezyad Customs Centre foiled three illegal attempts, which involved money and tobacco smuggling attempts as well as an act of commercial fraud. In de More… |
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Emirates unit launches new course on human traffickingEmirates Group Security, part of the Emirates Group, has worked together with the UK government to develop a new learning module aimed at preventing human trafficking. The module also covers other types of crime on board including More… |
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Abu Dhabi foils bids to smuggle 4,044 items in H1The General Administration of Customs - Abu Dhabi intercepted various attempts to smuggle 4,044 banned items, including drugs, medication, tobacco and other illegal substances, during the first half of 2017, a report said. The num More… |
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UAE seizes Iranian ship smuggling drugs, menUAE security authorities have seized an Iranian ship while trying to smuggle about 11.5 kg of drugs and 142,725 narcotic pills into the country hidden in secret compartments through the Sharjah port. Apart fom the drugs, the crew was al More… |