UAE: Over 500 seizures by Hatta Customs Centre in Dubai

UAE: Over 500 seizures by Hatta Customs Centre in Dubai

Dubai: Hatta Customs Centre in Dubai made 538 seizures in 2022, it was revealed on Sunday. Dubai Customs also said the Centre completed 87,400 transactions and handled 78,600 cargo trucks and 587,000 vehicles last year. During his visit to the Hatta Border Crossing, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, director-general of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said: “Creativity at Dubai Customs has become part of the daily work routine within our quest to develop customs procedures and techniques at the local and international levels.” Musabih was accompanied by members of the Customs’ senior management who viewed the smart systems used by the Centre to facilitate trade and thwart any smuggling attempts. ‘Seyaj Buggy’ is the latest innovation that has recently joined Seyaj Initiative, which was developed by Dubai Customs to ensure better control at ports in Dubai. The Buggy is used to search under trucks and vehicles when suspecting hazardous cargo. It can go through narrow places and take high-quality 360-degree images and videos in a 30-metre range. Dubai Customs said attaches great importance to the development of truck scanning inspection systems to efficiently detect suspicious shipments and thwart any smuggling attempts. “Inspired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed