Attempt to smuggle drugs from Iran foiled

Manama, Mar. 21 (BNA): The Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced today the arrest of a man who attempted to smuggle 1 kilogramme of Shabu through the Bahrain International Airport. The narcotic was originally from Iran and worth more than BD250,000. He said that the Anti-narcotic Directorate was tipped-off about a plan of a drug dealer in Iran to smuggle Shabu to Bahrain in cooperation with a Bahraini citizen. The investigation led to the identification of the trafficker, and he was monitored by the anti-narcotic teams. He was arrested at the airport, and the drug was confiscated. The case was referred to the Public Prosecution.