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Border guards in Jazan foiled an attempt to smuggle 50 kilograms of qat into the Kingdom on Thursday. The Saudi government has urged anyone with information related to suspected smuggling operations or customs violations to call the…
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An Albanian man who was part of a gang that smuggled migrants into the UK from France and Belgium has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Jetmir Myrtaj, 35, who lived in Leicester, was sentenced on Tuesday at Nottingham Crown Court…
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Saudi authorities have arrested several people and seized large quantities of illegal drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom. On Sunday, Border Guard land patrols in Jazan thwarted an attempt to smuggle 54 kg of hashish in…
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Saudi authorities foiled attempts to smuggle drugs in the Najran, Jazan, Asir and Tabuk region and Al-Sharqiya, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. General Directorate of Border Guard spokesperson, Col. Misfer Al-Quraini, said that…
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Saudi authorities sized 159 kilograms of khat at the Jizan border on Thursday, reported state news agency SPA. The 159 kilograms of khat were smuggled in two separate attempts, one of 88 kilograms and one of 77. Legal action was taken…
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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…
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Cairo International Airport customs authorities recently thwarted an attempt to smuggle watches, pens, and glasses fitted with cameras and microphones. The items were found in baggage belonging to a passenger arriving in the Egyptian…
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Two people were arrested on Sunday after the Jeddah port customs seized 2.2 million Captagon tablets smuggled in baklava boxes. The drugs were discovered hidden under trays of the sweet baklava pastry. Saudi authorities said they will…
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Saudi border guards in Al-Harth governate of Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 49 kilograms of the narcotic khat. The seized narcotics were handed over to the competent authority, and preliminary legal procedures were completed,…
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Cairo International Airport customs officers arrested two foreign passengers, from Lebanon and Spain, who had attempted to smuggle ivory and drugs, respectively, into the country. In the first case, customs officers manually inspected…
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