Abu Dhabi: An Asian passenger was caught trying to enter the UAE with heroin worth AED1 million.
Ras Al-Khaimah anti-narcotics officers found 198 heroin capsules in the man's stomach during screening at customs.
RAK Anti-narcotics director Colonel Adnan Ali Al-Zaabi that the trafficker had been arrested based on a secret tip-off.
The smuggler was first taken to the hospital so that the capsules of heroin could be extracted before handing him to the competent authorities to face charges.
Anti-drug squads caught another Asian expat, less than a month ago, attempting to smuggle 103 capsules of heroin in his abdomen.