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Arab News
4 days ago
- Arab News
Saudi forces crack down on drug offenders
RIYADH: Saudi authorities this week arrested foreign nationals across the Kingdom for various drug offenses, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Security patrols in Madinah arrested two Pakistani residents for possessing 1.7 kg of methamphetamine, also known as shabu. Border Guard land patrols in the Ad-Daer sector in Jazan region arrested 14 Ethiopian nationals for smuggling 340 kg of qat. Security patrols in Jazan also thwarted the smuggling of 60,279 unregulated medical tablets and 33 kg of hashish in Fifa governorate. Initial legal procedures were completed against the violators and the seized items were handed over to the competent authorities. Security forces called on citizens and residents to report all available information about drug smuggling or promotion by calling the numbers 911 in the Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and Eastern Province regions, and 999 and 994 elsewhere in the Kingdom. All reports will be handled with strict confidentiality.
Arab News
11-06-2025
- Arab News
Several arrests made in drug crackdown across Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi authorities have made numerous drug-related arrests throughout the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. Border Guard patrols in the Al-Raboah sector of the Asir region arrested 14 Ethiopians for smuggling 260 kg of qat. In a separate incident, four Ethiopians were arrested for smuggling 28 kg of qat in Al-Farsha governorate. Security patrols in Asir also arrested a citizen with 11 kg of qat in the same governorate. In the Al-Dayer sector of the Jazan region, authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle 600 kg of qat. In another case, Border Guard patrols arrested an Ethiopian trying to smuggle 80 kg of qat. The General Directorate of Mujahideen in Jazan arrested two citizens for selling hashish, while the General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested two Pakistanis and an Indonesian in Jeddah with 1.5 kg of methamphetamine, locally known as shabu. A citizen was also arrested in the Baha region for selling amphetamine. Preliminary legal procedures have been completed for all individuals, and the seized narcotics have been handed over to the authorities. The Saudi government urges anyone with information about smuggling or customs offenses to call the confidential hotline 1910, the international number +966114208417, or email [email protected]. All information is treated with strict confidentiality. Financial rewards are offered for valid information.
