The Anti-Narcotics Department at the Sharjah Police General Command succeeded in overthrowing a gang formation that included 6 defendants of Asian nationality in flagrante delicto, after seizing a package coming from a foreign country via a shipping company containing 4 kg of paper saturated with the drug “spice” on its way to being circulated within the country.
In detail: The Director of the Narcotics Control Department at Sharjah Police, Colonel Majid Sultan Al Assam, explained that confirmed information indicated that a person was involved in activities related to trafficking and promoting narcotic substances, and accordingly a specialized team was formed to follow up on the suspect, determine his identity, and verify the extent of his association with internal elements or networks. External drug trafficking and promotion, and after careful monitoring, investigations found that he cooperated with five others of different Asian nationalities who work to promote drugs within the country and are linked to external networks.
He explained that, based on these data, an elaborate ambush was prepared that led to the arrest of all the suspects, numbering six people. By collecting evidence and searching their homes after completing all legal procedures, varying quantities of hashish prepared for use and promotion were seized, and carefully hidden A4-sized papers saturated with the drug “spice.” Inside one of the suspects’ rooms; In an attempt to hide it from the eyes of the police, the suspects used careful camouflage methods to remove suspicions, but security expertise and careful examination by the drug control team led to the discovery of these narcotic substances and thwarted the attempt to promote them.
The Director of the Drug Control Department added that, through follow-up investigations and gathering information, a postal package was discovered coming from a foreign country via a shipping company, addressed in the name of one of the suspects. When the package was opened, it was found that it contained sealed envelopes containing notebooks of A4 paper intended for drawing or writing. After examining these papers in the Forensic Evidence and Laboratories Department of Sharjah Police, it was found that they were saturated with the drug “spice”, and accordingly, all the seized items and the accused were referred to the Public Prosecution to take legal measures against them.
Colonel Majid Al-Assam pointed out that the criminal method was shared with the country’s border crossings. This is to enhance efforts in combating drugs and to confront the renewed methods used by drug dealers and promoters in smuggling operations. He pointed out that drug dealers and drug smugglers are making great efforts to trap and target young people, and drag them into the clutches of addiction, especially by using manufactured drugs such as “spice,” which is one of the most common substances. Danger and impact compared to other narcotic substances, such as opium, heroin, and others.
He explained that these criminals resort to facilitating the access of drugs to young people through various means, including promoting them on social media platforms, or smuggling them in deceptive ways, pointing out that the police services in the country, thanks to God, then with their specialized human competencies and advanced technologies, have the ability to thwart all criminal plans. Aiming to threaten the security of society, flood it with toxins, and target its youth.
The Director of the Narcotics Control Department at Sharjah Police called on community members to enhance continuous cooperation with the security authorities, and to contribute to arresting criminals who seek in various ways to target the nation’s youth, and to negatively affect the entity of families by promoting these toxins. He also stressed the importance of cooperation in protecting society from these scourges. By reporting merchants and promoters via the number 8004654, or through the email [email protected].
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