UAE and Iraq join forces to thwart plan to smuggle 200,000 Captagon pills into Ras Al Khaimah

The National · The National · 2026-11-06 10:42 UTC

Authorities detain 20 suspected smugglers and capture 30kg of narcotics

UAE and Iraqi authorities have dismantled a multinational drug smuggling network by intercepting a major narcotics shipment in Ras Al Khaimah.

Authorities arrested 20 suspects after preventing the smuggling of 200,000 Captagon tablets and more than 30kg of narcotics into the country. The operation was carried out by the National Anti-Narcotics Agency in co-operation with Ras Al Khaimah Police, Iraq's General Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs and the Federal Public Prosecution authorities.

The suspects, who are of Arab, African, and Asian nationalities, are alleged to have planned to take the drugs into the UAE through a border area in Ras Al Khaimah and distribute it in the country. The confiscated drugs included cocaine, crystal meth, marijuana and hashish, as well as the synthetic narcotic Spice.

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