Alert customs officials seize 28kg of illegal drugs at Hamad International Airport

Alert customs officials seize 28kg of illegal drugs at Hamad International Airport

QLCrime
By QLCrime

Two customs officers at the Hamad International Airport (HIA) are getting a lot of praises after they foiled an attempt to smuggle in almost 28kg of illicit drugs into the country.   

The two alert officers seized 22.7kg of cannabis and 5kg of marijuana at the HIA, reported Qatar Tribune.

The crime came to lights after an inspector found something suspicious with a carrier, leading to his detention and that of his two accomplices as well. The three criminals had come to Qatar on a direct flight from an Asian country.

The three men, who split the contraband drug into four packets of 8kg, 6kg, 4.7kg and 3.5kg each, tried to smuggle them in hidden pouches of four bags. The secret sections were designed to look like parts of the bags on cursory checks.

Meanwhile, the marijuana seizure was made when a female customs inspector checked a suspicious passenger’s hand bag.

The drug hauls have been reported to the authorities for follow-up procedures.

The Acting Customs Director of Hamad International Airport, Ajab Mansour al Qahtani, praised the inspectors' efforts and alertness that led to the seizures.

Qahtani pointed out that female customs inspectors have been instrumental in detecting a lot of contraband items in recent times.

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