Saudi Border Guard busts drug traffickers in southern regions

All the detained individuals are facing prosecution for drug and other offenses. (SPA)
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  • Security patrols in Jazan province intercepted 21,152 regulated pills and 28 kg of hashish in the Fayfa area

JAZAN: º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s security forces have thwarted major drug smuggling operations in the Kingdom’s southern border regions, seizing thousands of controlled pharmaceutical pills and significant quantities of narcotics.

Security patrols in Jazan province intercepted 21,152 regulated pills and 28 kg of hashish in the Fayfa area.

In a separate operation, Border Guard patrols in the Al-Dayer area of Jazan arrested eight individuals, Yemeni and Ethiopian nationals, for attempting to smuggle 200 kg of qat across the border.

Meanwhile, Border Guard units in the Rabou’ah sector of Asir detained nine Yemeni nationals who were attempting to traffic 216 kg of qat.

All the detained individuals are facing prosecution for drug and other offenses.