Watch: Saudis foil attempts to smuggle 1.5m amphetamines, 29 tons of khat, 490kg of hashish
27 suspects arrested including 12 Saudis, 8 Yemenis, 4 Egyptians, 3 Ethiopians
Abu Dhabi: Saudi authorities have foiled attempts to smuggle 29 tons of khat, 490 kilograms of hashish and more than 1.5 million amphetamine pills into the Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior reported on Tuesday.
The attempts were reportedly thwarted in Jizan, Tabuk and the Kingdom’s Eastern Province.
Twenty-seven suspects have been accused, including 12 Saudis, eight Yemenis, four Egyptians and three Ethiopians, according to the interior ministry’s statement.
The ministry has posted a video on the Saudi war on drugs on its Twitter account.
Necessary procedures have been completed and the smuggled goods handed over to the authorities, Colonel Misfir Al Qarini, spokesperson of the Border guards, said in the statement.
He added that the border guards are continuing to confront all smuggling attempts with due diligence and determination.