765,000 amphetamine tablets were seized by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control.
First Published Sep 28, 2022, 9:48 PM IST
Riyadh: They tried to smuggle more than 700,000 drugs in a watermelon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 765,000 amphetamine tablets were seized by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control. Major Mohammad Al Najidi, the directorate’s official spokesperson, said that five people, including two natives and three Syrian citizens, were arrested in connection with this.
Those arrested have been handed over to the concerned departments for further legal action. Authorities are thwarting drug smuggling efforts in various parts of Saudi Arabia. Authorities recently foiled an attempt to smuggle 47 million amphetamine pills.
These are worth between 470 million and 1 billion dollars in the international market. This is the largest known smuggling attempt of its kind in the country. The authorities informed that six Syrians and two Pakistanis have been arrested in connection with this. According to the report, the Saudi public prosecutor has started further investigation following the raid.
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Manama: An expatriate was caught at the airport while trying to enter Bahrain with drugs. He was produced in the High Criminal Court. He was trying to get hashish and methamphetamine in his own stomach. At the time of his arrest, he had 83 drug pills in his body. Apart from drug trafficking, there is also a case against him for using hashish.
The 34-year-old accused told the officers that he had brought the drugs to deliver to some people in Bahrain. In return for this, money was also received. When the behavior of the young man who landed at the Bahrain International Airport was abnormal, the customs officers conducted a detailed inspection. In the X-ray examination, some abnormal objects were noticed inside his stomach. With this, he was shifted to Salmaniya Medical Complex. Drug tablets were found inside the body at the hospital. He took out all the 83 pills on six occasions.
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When the capsules were subjected to a detailed examination, they were found to contain drugs. When his urine was tested, the presence of hashish was also found.
Last Updated Sep 28, 2022, 9:48 PM IST
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