- Border Guard patrols in Jazan’s Al-Ardah governorate arrested seven Ethiopians for smuggling 170 kg of qat
- In the Al-Raboah sector of Asir, patrols arrested four Ethiopians for smuggling 112,350 regulated medical tablets
RIYADH: Saudi authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations across the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Border Guard patrols in Jazan’s Al-Ardah governorate arrested seven Ethiopians for smuggling 170 kg of qat, while patrols in Al-Dayer governorate thwarted an attempt to smuggle 150 kg of qat.
In the Al-Raboah sector of Asir, patrols arrested four Ethiopians for smuggling 112,350 regulated medical tablets, along with firearms.
The General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a citizen in Hail for selling regulated medical tablets and another in Jouf for selling 1.1 kg of hashish.
In Jeddah, a Yemeni and a Somali resident were arrested for selling 10,110 amphetamine tablets and hashish.
All suspects and seized items have been handed over to the relevant authorities.
The government has called on the public to report drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and 999 in other parts of the Kingdom.