Saudi customs thwarted two attempts to smuggle drugs which were found hidden inside consignments imported on Sunday.
The large quantities of the pills included 195.5 kilograms of heroin and 138.60 kilograms of other illegal drugs as well as more than two million pills of Captagon.
According to Mohammed al-Ghamdi, general director of the customs of Riyadh, “wooden planks and doors” were used as a cover up to import the pills in the first attempt.
Saudi customs drug SPA
He described how the drugs were hidden in a detailed way inside the openings of the planks and wooden doors.
Al-Ghamdi said in the second attempt, 138.60 kilograms of cannabis were hidden in machines.
Also Read
-
Bahrain, UAE, Palestinian Authority stand by Saudi Arabia in Canada row
Following Saudi Arabia’s move to recall its ambassador to Canada and expelling the Canadian envoy to Riyadh, the United Arab Emirates, ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador, freezes new trade deals
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday, recalling its ambassador in Canada for consultation, and declared the Ambassador of ... World News -
About 1 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
The number of pilgrims coming from abroad via air, land and sea ports until Tuesday evening, has reached 978.159 pilgrims, with an increase of 61.505 ... Gulf
