All seized materials were turned over to the appropriate authorities after the completion of preliminary legal procedures. RIYADH: The Saudi Press Agency said Monday that several drug-related arrests and seizures had been made throughout the Kingdom. In separate operations in the governorate of Al-Farsha, security authorities in the Asir region apprehended two Ethiopians for smuggling four kilogrammes of qat and two Yemenis for smuggling ten kilogrammes of qat.
Additionally, three Ethiopians were detained by police in the Jazan region for selling amphetamine, while a citizen was detained in Jeddah for selling hashish. Two Yemenis were arrested for smuggling 240 kg of qat in another operation, while Border Guard patrols in the Al-Dayer governorate, Jazan, stopped the smuggling of 116 kg of hashish.
Five Ethiopians were detained for smuggling 100 kg of qat, and Border Guard patrols in Asir’s Al-Raboah region stopped the smuggling of 32,900 medically prescribed tablets. All seized materials were turned over to the appropriate authorities after the completion of preliminary legal procedures. The public has been asked by the police to report drug smuggling or sales by dialling 999 in other areas or 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province.
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