Saudi Border Guards arrest 79 drug smugglers during January

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Tue, 2020-01-28 03:09

RIYADH: Saudi Border Guards arrested 79 people attempting to smuggle drugs across the Kingdom’s southern borders during January, officials have revealed.

Authorities seized 1,790 kg of hashish and 90,065 tons of qat (also khat) from smugglers trying to sneak banned substances over Saudi land and sea crossings, said Border Guards spokesman Lt. Col. Misfer bin Ghannam Al-Quraini.