Three arrested for attempting to smuggle hashish and marijuana into Oman
Muscat: Three individuals have been arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP), for attempting to smuggle a quantity of hashish and marijuana by sea into the Sultanate of Oman.
ROP said in a statement :"The Coast Guard Police, in cooperation with the General Directorate for combatting Drugs and Psychotropic Substance, apprehended three individuals two of Iranian nationality and one of Pakistani nationality-while attempting to smuggle a quantity of hashish and marijuana by sea. Legal procedures are being completed."
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