RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) has assisted United Arab Emirates authorities in thwarting an attempt to smuggle 89,760 amphetamine pills, the Ministry of Interior’s security spokesman said on Sunday.
The banned drugs were hidden in a consignment of clothing accessories, Brigadier General Talal bin Shalhoub said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Shalhoub stated that proactive monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, along with information shared by the GDNC with its counterpart Emirati authority, led to the operation’s success.
On Saturday, Saudi authorities said customs operations at land, air, and sea ports in the Kingdom recorded 1,371 seizures of prohibited items in a single week.
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, or ZATCA, said there were 47 cases involving narcotics, such as hashish, cocaine, heroin, shabu, and Captagon pills, and 333 cases involving other prohibited substances.
