Man arrested for pills in sheep intestines

A man has appeared in court on charges he hid the pills in sheep intestines packed into drums heading into Dubai's Jebel Ali port.

A man has found himself in a legal mess after allegedly trying to smuggling 5.7 million amphetamine pills into Dubai hidden inside sheep intestines.

State-owned Al-Bayan newspaper reported that the man appeared in court on charges he hid the pills in intestines packed into drums heading into Dubai's massive Jebel Ali port.

Prosecutors say the man said his brother had told him to try to bring the intestines into the country.

Customs authorities discovered the pills when they inspected the cargo before it was to be released and taken to a warehouse.

Amphetamine busts are common in the United Arab Emirates, as smugglers ship the drugs into the country in an effort to try and reach Saudi Arabia.


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