Border Guards patrols in Jazan’s Al-Arda district have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 400 kg of the narcotic qat.
Preliminary legal procedures have been completed and the seized narcotics were handed to the authorities.
Also on Thursday, authorities in Al-Dair governorate in the Jazan region thwarted an attempt to smuggle 80 kg of qat. Preliminary legal procedures have been completed and the seized narcotics were handed to the relevant authorities.
Saudi security agencies have urged the public to report any information about drug smuggling or trafficking by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the eastern regions, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom.
They can also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control by calling 995 or emailing 995@gdnc.gov.sa. All reports are treated confidentially.