Border Guard foils drug smuggling attempt, seizes 45,000 pills in Asir
Saudi Border Guard patrols in Asir intercepted two drug smuggling attempts, seizing 45,000 regulated pills, hashish, and khat, and arresting four suspects.
Key Takeaways
AILand patrols from the General Directorate of Border Guard in the Raboua sector of Asir region have seized quantities of narcotics and regulated medical pills in two field operations, thwarting the smuggling of 45,000 pills and 37 kilograms of hashish, in addition to confiscating 80 kilograms of khat and arresting four border security violators.
In the first operation, patrols foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment containing 45,000 regulated medical pills and 37 kilograms of hashish, as part of proactive field operations to secure the Kingdom’s southern borders.
Authorities confirmed that initial legal procedures related to the seizure have been completed, and the confiscated items have been handed over to the relevant authorities for further criminal investigation.
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In another operation in the Raboua sector, land patrols arrested four Ethiopian nationals for violating border security regulations after they were found attempting to smuggle 80 kilograms of khat.
Initial legal procedures have also been completed for those arrested in the second case, and both the suspects and the seized items have been handed over to the relevant authorities.
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Authorities urge citizens and residents to report any information related to drug smuggling or trafficking activities by calling 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, or 999 and 994 in other regions of the Kingdom.
Reports can also be submitted to the General Directorate of Narcotics Control via 995, or by email at ([email protected]), assuring that all reports will be treated with strict confidentiality and without liability for the informant.