Dubai police seize 500kg of cocaine in ‘region’s biggest drugs bust’

Dubai police have seized 500 kilograms of cocaine worth half a billion dirhams ($136 million) in a drugs raid. (Dubai Police)

• Officers received a tip-off about the drug smuggling attempt and started to follow the suspect
• The suspect was arrested after drugs and cutting tools were found in his car

DUBAI: Dubai police have seized 500 kilograms of cocaine worth more than half a billion dirhams ($136 million) in the “region’s biggest drugs bust.”
Officers received a tip-off that an “international drug syndicate” was attempting to smuggle “a huge amount of drugs into a seaport with the assistance of an accomplice in the emirate.”
An investigation team was formed which monitored a male Middle Eastern suspect as he entered the city via a local airport, Dubai police said on Sunday.  
The suspect’s movements were monitored and he was seen visiting a warehouse. He was also spotted buying cutting tools.
The suspect was then seen heading to a warehouse where he unloaded the drugs. He was arrested and searched at the warehouse, and drugs and cutting tools were found in his vehicle.
Drugs hidden in a container were also uncovered and he was arrested.