- Several people have been arrested in Saudi Arabia.
- Customs Authority foils bids to smuggle narcotics.
- Police arrest Pakistani national in Hafr Al-Batin.
MADINAH: At least two Pakistani nationals have been arrested during a raid against drug peddlers in Madinah region, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
The suspects were arrested for trading methamphetamine, the Saudi media reported adding that they were handed over to the public prosecution after completing preliminary legal procedures.
Several people have been arrested across Saudi Arabia during raids against drug-peddlers and smugglers.
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority on Tuesday foiled bids to smuggle narcotics concealed in luggage through various ports.
In one attempt to carry the drugs, a truck entering the Kingdom through Duba Port had 93,750 narcotic tablets hidden in goods, while 356,559 other tablets were found in a consignment at Jeddah Islamic Port Customs. At Al-Haditha port, 201,600 Captagon pills were recovered from cavity in floor of a vehicle.
The Customs Authority contacted the General Directorate of Narcotics Control to arrest the seven suspects to whom the consignment was to be delivered.
Separately, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control rounded up two narcos, a Pakistani and a Filipino, in Jeddah. They were trying to sell 2.6 kilogrammes of meth.
In another incident, the law enforcers nabbed a Pakistani national in Hafr Al-Batin city for trying to sell meth.
