Saudi authorities foil drug-smuggling attempts

Saudi authorities have arrested several people and seized large quantities of illegal drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom.

On Wednesday, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dair sector of the Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 110 kg of qat.

Meanwhile, land patrols in the Al-Harth governorate of Jazan also prevented an attempt to smuggle 93 kg of qat.

The criminal investigation department in Riyadh arrested a female resident of Moroccan nationality and three Saudi citizens for selling 14.5 kg of hashish, amphetamine and other drugs. The suspects were also found in possession of two firearms and an unspecified sum of money.

The General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a citizen in the Northern Borders region for selling narcotic amphetamine, as well as two Pakistani residents in Riyadh for selling 17,780 tablets that fall under medical circulation regulations.

Police in Jeddah arrested a citizen for trafficking methamphetamine, a narcotic substance commonly referred to as “shabu.”

Preliminary legal procedures against all the suspects have been completed and their cases referred to public prosecutors.

Members of the public can report suspected smuggling or other violations in confidence via email at 1910@zatca.gov.sa, or by calling 1910 from within the country or +966114208417 from overseas.

Financial rewards are offered for information that leads to the discovery of a crime involving drugs.