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Arab News
6 days ago
- General
- Arab News
Man jailed for illegal Hajj pilgrimage operation
RIYADH: A Saudi resident has been jailed for a year for setting up an illegal Hajj operation with the intention of obtaining funds through deception via social media. The public prosecution referred the defendant to the criminal court after he was found in possession of receipts connecting him to the criminal operation. A preliminary ruling sentenced him to one year in prison and imposed a 10,000 riyal ($2,666) fine, along with the confiscation of all devices and tools used in the crime. The public prosecution said the creation of fake Hajj operations was a major crime punishable by detention and added that it would continue to pursue those who broke Hajj regulations. Meanwhile, Hajj security forces arrested 36 residents who tried to enter Makkah without the correct permits. They were referred to the relevant authority.
Asharq Al-Awsat
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Syria Says foiled Attempt to Smuggle out 4 million Captagon Tablets
Syrian authorities on Monday announced that they had thwarted an attempt to smuggle out four million tablets of captagon, an amphetamine-like narcotic that has flooded the region. The interior ministry said in a statement that authorities seized 'over four million captagon tablets that were tightly hidden inside industrial equipment designed for manufacturing flour used for human consumption.' It said they had acted on 'accurate information received from our sources about a shipment of drugs hidden inside industrial equipment prepared for smuggling outside the country.' Under Assad's rule, captagon became Syria's largest export during the civil war that erupted in 2011 and a key source of illicit funding for his government, according to AFP. Since Assad's ouster last December, the new authorities have discovered millions of captagon pills in warehouses and on military bases. The interior ministry said those involved in the latest operation have been 'arrested, the equipment containing the drugs has been seized, and the arrested individuals have been referred for investigation based on a decision issued by the public prosecution.'
