Officers received a tip-off about the drug smuggling attempt and started to follow the suspect The suspect was arrested after drugs and cutting tools were found in his car DUBAI: Dubai police have seized 500 kilograms of cocaine worth more than half a billion dirhams ($136 million) in the “region’s biggest drugs bust.” Officers received a tip-off that an “international drug syndicate” was attempting to smuggle “a huge amount of drugs into a seaport with the assistance of an accomplice in the emirate.” An investigation team was formed which monitored a male Middle Eastern suspect as he entered the city via a local airport, Dubai police said on Sunday. The suspect’s movements were monitored and he was seen visiting a warehouse. He was also spotted buying cutting tools. The suspect was then seen heading to a warehouse where he unloaded the drugs. He was arrested and searched at the warehouse, and drugs and cutting tools were found in his vehicle. Drugs hidden in a container were also uncovered and he was arrested.