Dubai Customs helps Australia seize drugs worth Dhs4b in Sydney
SYDNEY: The Australian authorities succeeded in seizing about two tonnes of the “methamphetamine” drugs inside shipping containers at a Sydney port, in cooperation with Dubai Customs, which is the largest drug seizure in Australia since 2019.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said: “We are working to achieve integration in our efforts to protect society from risks and facilitate trade movement not only at the local level but also at the global level, in cooperation with the security authorities in the relevant entities to present an international unique model that distinguishes Dubai on the world map.”
Bin Sulayem explained that the success of this operation came as a result of the support and directives of the top leadership to work on developing deep and solid relations between the United Arab Emirates and various countries of the world, in the field of combating organised crime.
He noted the keenness of Dubai Customs to support all security authorities in combating organised crime and drug smuggling around the world, aiming to create a society free of narcotic toxins, stressing that Dubai Customs will not stop there, but intelligence work is currently underway to find information related to other smuggling operations that will be announced later.
Bin Sulayem extended his appreciation for the efforts of Dubai Customs teamwork to thwart smuggling operations, in addition to the continuous intensive security follow-up, which was reflected in applying precise and specialised measures in the field of drug control inside and outside the country.
For his part, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Director General of Dubai Customs, stressed that Dubai Customs was the main success factor; from tracking and analysing shipments through the intelligence information obtained, passing through the monitoring of these shipments and passing the information to the Australian authorities immediately, untill achieving the largest drug seizure in Australia since 2019, which was hidden inside marble slabs shipped from a neighbouring country, which has a value of more than Dhs4 billion and 40 million.
Mahboob stressed the continuous efforts of Dubai Customs to support legitimate trade and protect society, which was and still is a forerunner within the customs administrations, stressing the readiness of Dubai Customs employees to combact all customs and security risks at the local and global levels in order to reduce smuggling operations and decrease the harm for countries and societies through trafficking in prohibited and narcotic substances.