{"id":18894,"date":"2025-04-19T08:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=18894"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:13:41","slug":"passenger-caught-with-drugs-hidden-in-headlights-at-sharjah-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/passenger-caught-with-drugs-hidden-in-headlights-at-sharjah-international-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger caught with drugs hidden in headlights at Sharjah International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/passenger-caught-with-drugs-hidden-in-headlights-at-sharjah-international-airport-1.104272756\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/10\/02\/shj-airport-drug-bust-1727866114315_1924cd89128_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" 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class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Customs officers at Sharjah Airport Customs Centre became suspicious of cardboard packages belonging to a passenger and upon closer inspection they discovered the packages contained 10,934 narcotic tablets, with a total weight of 8.716kg, hidden inside headlights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"more-similar-article\">\n<h3 class=\"text-uppercase similar-title\">also read<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/drug-surveillance-centre-in-dubai-a-beacon-of-safety-1.101427525\"><br \/>\n                Drug Surveillance Centre in Dubai: A beacon of safety<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/dubai-customs-foils-13-attempts-to-smuggle-54kg-marijuana-concealed-in-food-product-boxes-1.104110203\"><br \/>\n                Dubai Customs foils 13 attempts to smuggle 54kg marijuana concealed in food 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