Middle East Focus-Arabia Deserta: Sophisticated Gear Thwart Persian Gulf Goat Smugglers, Goats in Limbo, Mullahs Wary……….

Arabia Deserta

Sophisticated Gear Thwart Persian Gulf Goat Smugglers, Goats in Limbo, Mullahs Wary……….

“The UAE has blocked an Indian shipment of 950 goats and sheep from entering the country after a number of the animals were found to be infected with foot and mouth disease. The owners of the shipment attempted to enter the country at night through Ras Al Khaimah, but were prevented by the quarantine and customs authorities, WAM, the UAE's official news agency, reported. The quarantine authorities were acting on information provided by veterinary quarantine officers in Kuwait, who also refused to unload the shipment for fear of contaminating local livestock. The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water immediately issued orders to push the shipment out of regional waters. All Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries were also informed about the shipment, WAM said. The Gulf Cooperation Council include: Bahrain, Kuwait, Quatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates……..”

Now I know that all these expensive sophisticated multi-billion dollars are paying off. And not just in terms of fat commissions to some potentates. Now: can they thwart the Iranian mullah as they storm the beaches in their rowboats?
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