World counter-narcotics chiefs have warned that drug traffickers are increasingly exploiting the UAE as a transit hub and have urged the Government to stop them.
The 2008 report by the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board says the Emirates have become a “major exporting and trans-shipping area” for highly addictive drugs such as heroin and amphetamines.
While praising the Government’s increased efforts to tackle the drug trade, the 132-page document criticises what it sees as a failure to take “adequate measures” against criminals or collect data about the scale of drug abuse within the country.
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