Saudi man caught with drug haul in Riyadh

Cairo: Saudi police said they had arrested a citizen possessing a large quantity of drugs, the latest such haul seized in the kingdom.

The suspect was arrested in the Saudi capital Riyadh in possession of 37,667 amphetamine drug tablets and two kilograms of hashish, spokesman for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control Maj Mohammed Al Nujaidi said.

“Preliminary disciplinary procedures were taken against him and he was referred to public prosecution,” the official added without further details.

Saudi Arabia have recently reported foiling several attempts to smuggle and deal in drugs.

Last month, Saudi customs officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle about 2.1 million Captagon pills at a border crossing. The haul was found hidden inside a shipment of tomato paste at Al Hadaitha crossing in northern Saudi Arabia.

Drug smuggling and trafficking is an offence punishable by up to death in Saudi Arabia.