DOHA: The General Authority of Customs confiscated 14 kilograms of Hash and 42.5 kilograms of Marijuana, the authority said in a statement yesterday. The authority confiscated the banned substances in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior at Hamad International Airport (HIA).
The authority also confiscated 12 tonnes of 'tumbaku' at Hamad International Port.
Chairman of General Authority of Customs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal honored eight employees responsible of the finds at Hamad International Airport and Port. He thanked them as well for their intense efforts in thwarting the attempt to smuggle the illegal substances. He noted that the authority provides all the support and training to its employees to help them stay up-to-date on the latest smuggling methods.
Officials honouring eight employees responsible of the finds at Hamad International Airport and Port.
On the details of the incidents, the statement said that the 14 kilograms of Hash was confiscated from two smuggling attempts. The substance was hidden in secret compartments of bags. The Marijuana confiscated was from 10 smuggling attempts. The employees suspected a number of passengers and looked through their luggage, to find the illegal substance hid in a similar manner on all 10 occasions.
Director of Customs at HIA Ajab Mansour Al Qahtani and Director of Sea Customs Department Abdul Hadi Hassan al Sahli thanked the employees for their efforts in thwarting those attempts.
