DUBAI, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Dubai Police revealed details on Sunday for one of their biggest drug bust operations in history, which led to the seizure of 4.6 million Captagon pills worth about AED 115 million (USD 31,309,556.84).
The operation also led to the arrest of three suspects, Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Major General Khamis Mattar Al-Mazeina said in a press conference.
Al-Mazeina stated that the "outstanding operation" which was code-named "nine ball," is one of the biggest drug hauls in the world in 2013.
He said the operation is a big blow to a drug-trafficking gang, which comprised of five members, according to the confession of the three arrested suspects.
He said the police mounted the operation after receiving and verifying information about their activities in the UAE, and code-named it "nine ball" referring to a place where the gang held a number of meetings.
Acting on their information, the police set up surveillance in a warehouse in Al-Aweer area.
They tracked the movement of two of the suspects, who arrived at the warehouse, loaded their car with the drugs and set off to Al Qusais area.
They were arrested after they handed over the consignment to undercover police officers. Another suspect was arrested from Sharjah with the assistance of the Sharjah Police.
The three suspects have been charged with drug possession and drug-trafficking. (end) asa.mb KUNA 222347 Dec 13NNNN