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Woman found with drugs in food at Dubai airport, arrested

Dubai - The customs officer found several food items and medicines in her bag.

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Published: Mon 17 Sep 2018, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Wed 19 Sep 2018, 12:20 AM

A woman who smuggled drugs through an airport in Dubai has been referred to the criminal court on Monday.
The 27-year-old African visitor had been passing through customs when they stopped and searched her luggage, as per an Al Khaleej report.
When asked if she had any controlled substances with her, the woman denied that she did.
The customs officer found several food items and medicines in the bag.
After searching further among the bags within, she found a small black bag which appeared to have a flour-like substance inside.
Within the contents she found another plastic bag which had red pills. The pills were later identified as Tramadol.


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