Dubai Police arrested international crime syndicate for trafficking and smuggling cocaine

Dubai Police dismantled a transnational organised crime syndicate involved in trafficking and smuggling cocaine in shipments of sugar from South America to Europe.

The gang established fake shipping and commercial companies that operate between South America and Europe during the coronavirus pandemic, Hareb said, adding that it claimed it was shipping foodstuffs to Europe through France’s port of Le Havre.

Inspector General and Director of Anti-Narcotics in France, Stéphanie Cherbonnier, praised Dubai Police’s professionalism, exceptional role in combating organized crime and swift response in arresting the criminal.

“The General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police played an exceptional role in investigating and apprehending the criminal,” the Inspector General said.