Middle East largest shipment of cocaine seized in DubaiDecember 14, 2011 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dubai police seized 93 kilograms of cocaine coming from Brazil with a street value of 140 million dirhams ($52.3 million), local media said Wednesday, December 14. The UAE daily Al-Bayan cited police officials saying the drugs, hidden in three suitcases, were on route to a third country. The report did not give further details. This is the largest shipment of drugs seized in the Middle East this year, according to Al-Bayan, which said that Brazilian and Dubai officials were coordinating their investigation into the origin of the drugs, AFP reported Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, has very strict drug laws. Trafficking in illegal narcotics is punishable by death, though the sentences are often changed to life imprisonment. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |