Information provided by Dubai Police about suspect transit passengers led to the arrest of two people who were trying to smuggle narcotics to other countries.

The first passenger, H.C.S., was an African woman travelling to Kuala Lumpur via Dubai airport with 2,590 grams of methamphetamine that she was hiding in the lining of her suitcase.

Malaysian authorities thanked Dubai Police for sending information about her which led to her arrest while she was trying to smuggle the drugs into Malaysia. Police had noticed she looked scared and confused during her transit stop.

A European who was transiting through Dubai airport was reported to the Kenyan authorities for acting suspiciously during his stay at the airport. M.L.U. arrived from Sao Paulo and was leaving for Benin via Dubai and Nairobi.