Dubai: Lieutenant General Sheikh Seif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, hailed the joint international efforts between the UAE Ministry of Interior – represented by the General Police Command of Dubai – and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, French and American law enforcement agencies, which contributed to the success of “Operation Light of the desert” which led to the arrest of 49 drug lords and members of a prolific transnational criminal network involved in extensive drug trafficking and money laundering.
Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif attributed the success to the successful international cooperation efforts among the participating countries in the fight against transnational money laundering and drug trafficking crimes. He further reaffirmed the UAE’s keenness to maintain active communication channels with various law enforcement agencies around the world to ensure the safety and security of the world.