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Dealer held in UAE for bid to sell drugs during Iftar; 3,000 pills seized

Abu Dhabi - "He thought no one would be monitoring."

By Staff Reporter

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Published: Sun 27 May 2018, 3:49 PM

A man tried to sell pills containing different types of drugs during Iftar time after assuming that the police or security bodies wouldn't be active during that time. The Abu Dhabi Police arrested the Arab man and seized 3,000 drug pills, the police announced on Saturday.
In a Press statement, Colonel Taher Ghareeb Al Dhaheri, director of drug control directorate of the criminal security sector, said the 53-year-old dealer tried to sell the drugs during the call for Maghrib prayer as "he thought no one would be monitoring his illegal activities".
The police, however, had received a tip-off, which said a drug dealer was looking to sell a "huge amount of drugs". In an operation nicknamed 'under the microscope', the police monitored the suspect's movements and arrested him during a raid. The police seized the drug pills and the cash he had during the raid.
"The suspect was fully shocked when he was being arrested because he thought he was too smart to be discovered by the police. When confronted with the evidence against him, he confessed to the crimes and confirmed that the drugs seized from him belonged to him. His case was then transferred to the public prosecution for further investigations," Col Al Dhaheri said.

Interestingly, during last Ramadan, the police had prevented a dealer's bid to sell 73kg of cannabis during the call for Maghrib prayer.
reporters@khaleejtimes.com


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