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Afghan man held in Emirates with eight kilos of heroin
Jul 24, 2010, 16:56 GMT
Abu Dhabi - An Afghan man was arrested in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with eight kilos of heroin hidden in DVDs, car cassette players and video tapes, police said.
The man came to the country with the intention of selling the drug, police spokesman Hammad al-Hammadi said.
In June, four men were sentenced to death in what was described as the city's largest heroin case, after which the United Arab Emirates announced it was stepping up inspections at border crossings.
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