UAE police seize millions of illegal pills and arrest four Arab nationals. An intricate surveillance operation by United Arab Emirates police agencies has led to the seizure of 4,895,000 pills of Captagon. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00After receiving a tip-off from the Lebanese Customs on February 5th, UAE authorities began
00:13an intricate surveillance operation on two metal tanks suspected of containing an illegal
00:18shipment of Captagon, an amphetamine-type drug.
00:23After arriving in Jebel Ali port, the two metal tanks were transported to multiple locations
00:28by the smugglers in an attempt to avoid detection.
00:31However, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Interior, Dubai Police, Sharjah
00:36Police, Ras Al Khaimah Police and Fujairah Police led to the seizure of 4,895,000 pills
00:44of Captagon.
00:46When police task forces seized the tanks, they discovered multiple metal pipes that
00:50had been welded into the bodies of the tanks.
00:54When the pipes were removed and opened, they contained millions of Captagon pills wrapped
00:58in plastic bags.
01:00The police arrested four men involved in the trafficking operation.
01:04The suspects have been transferred to the public prosecution.
01:07Jay Lenton for Gulf News.