RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi border guards in Asir and Jazan foiled attempts to smuggle more than 82,000 prescription tablets and arrested the violators, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.
In Asir, authorities arrested a Yemeni national for smuggling 49,500 tablets of prescribed medical tablets this week.
Legal procedures were taken against the violator, SPA said, adding that the seized items were handed over to the competent authorities.
Another drug bust was reported in Jazan, where security forces arrested two Ethiopians for attempting to smuggle 33,157 tablets of prescribed medicine. The violators were also arrested and the tablets were confiscated.
Security authorities have reiterated their call for the public to report any information concerning drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern regions and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions.
Individuals with information may also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995 or through email: 995@gdnc.gov.sa for information, which would be treated with strict confidentiality.
