airstrip

Investigative reporting by, among others, the New York Times, has documented that these are transported through an airstrip and supply base built by the UAE just inside Chad.

The potential targets under consideration include ports and airports controlled by the military that are allegedly used to traffic drugs, including naval facilities and airstrips, according to one of the officials.

Another route is an air bridge of small planes flying from clandestine airstrips in southern Venezuela to landing sites in Central America and Mexico.

Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.

Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.