Saudi-Malaysian security cooperation foils ketamine smuggling attempt
Saudi and Malaysian authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 505 kg of ketamine, following intelligence sharing between the two countries.
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AIThe spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier General Talal bin Abdulmohsen Al-Shalhoub, announced that, as a result of proactive security monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, intelligence provided by the Ministry of Interior—represented by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control—to its counterpart in Malaysia enabled the Malaysian Royal Customs’ anti-narcotics unit to thwart an attempt to smuggle 505.6 kilograms of ketamine.
According to the spokesperson, this operation was the result of ongoing cooperation with the Malaysian counterpart in tracking and seizing narcotics. He emphasized that such collaboration reflects the high level of integration and security coordination between the two countries in combating transnational criminal networks.
In a statement posted on the ministry’s account on the X platform, he affirmed that the Kingdom remains committed to monitoring criminal activities targeting its security and youth with drugs, confronting and thwarting such schemes, and apprehending those involved, in order to protect society from the scourge of drugs.
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