Dubai, Jun 13 (PTI) The Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle in one million restricted aphrodisiac tablets, weighing 850kg and worth USD 40,000, from India to the UAE.

Omar Ahmed Al Muhairi, Senior Manager of Air Cargo Operation Department, that the authority had received information about a cargo coming in from an Asian country.

The package raised the suspicions of inspectors at the Flower Section of the Free Zone Inspection Centre at the Dubai International Airport.

"The restricted pills, valued at around 150,000 dirhams (USD 40,000), were manufactured from Sildenafil which is an anti-erectile dysfunction medicine."

The suspected cargo was subjected to manual inspection and samples of the tablets were referred to the Department of Drug Control and Registration at the Ministry of Health.

"The tablets proved to be unregistered and may cause grave health complications," he said.

The drugs have come from India, Khaleej Times reported.