The Abu Dhabi Police have seized over 573,000 tables of Captagon, a banned substance in the UAE, from four Asians.
Colonel Taher Gharib Al Dhaheri, Director of the Anti-Narcotics Directorate in the Criminal Security Sector in Abu Dhabi Police, stated that they received a tip regarding the gang that aimed to spread the drug in the country, and learned that one of their members operate from outside the UAE.
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Col. Al Dhaheri stated that all gang members were arrested red-handed with the pills during the operation codenamed: “Watching Eyes”.
Authorities stress the importance of the UAE’s fight against illegal drugs, noting that these substances have a negative long term effect especially when used and abused by the youth.
