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Hundreds of African migrants have been rescued from smuggling gangs and scores of their captors arrested as part of a security operation in southern Yemen. Authorities in Lahij province on Saturday launched a coordinated security…
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Saudi authorities have arrested several suspects and seized large quantities of illegal drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom. On Saturday, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a citizen in the Asir region…
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Saudi authorities on Wednesday foiled attempts to smuggle drugs in the Najran, Jazan, Asir and Tabuk regions. Almost 50 tons of the narcotic plant qat, 440 kg of hashish and 149,812 regulated medical tablets were seized by Border Guard…
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JAZAN: Border Guards patrols in Al-Daer, Jazan, recently foiled an attempt to smuggle 255kg of khat. Preliminary legal procedures have been completed and the seized narcotics handed over to the relevant authorities. Meanwhile,…
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Marwan Al-Hazmi, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, said that three security operations resulted in the seizure of 693 kilograms of hashish hidden in various locations in the Aseer Region. Police arrested five…
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A new forum to combat drug smuggling from war-ravaged Syria through Jordan to the wealthy Gulf states held its first meeting in Amman on Sunday, the Jordanian foreign ministry said. The forum was agreed during talks between Jordanian…
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Saudi authorities made several arrests and confiscated large quantities of drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom. On Sunday, security units in the Asir region arrested eight Yemeni nationals who violated the border security…
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Saudi border guards in Al-Ardah governate of Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 400 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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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the premiers of two EU member states will travel to Tunisia on Sunday to finalize a deal worth more than €1 billion ($1.12 billion) that aims to combat people smuggling and human…
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The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 130,635 Captagon pills at Al-Hadithah Port. The pills were found hidden in a shipment that arrived in the Kingdom through the port. The authority said that the…
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