JEDDAH: Saudi Customs officials at King Khalid International Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle a total of 569,531 Captagon pills on Monday.
Mohammed Al-Aqeel, director general of Airport Customs, said that the pills were hidden in a biscuit-mixer machine weighing 360kg, and when it was subjected to the usual inspection procedures, caches prepared for the purpose of smuggling were discovered.
In July, Customs officials foiled attempts to smuggle contraband into the Kingdom via King Abdul Aziz Airport.
The illegal substances seized included 114,928 of Captagon and Tramadol tablets, in addition to a quantity of 1,467kg of narcotics.
The first attempt was thwarted through the usual screening and passenger inspections on one of the inbound flights to the Kingdom, when a Customs controller suspected six travel bags containing 65 packets of sweets. A total of 98,500 tablets were found, an official said.
He said that the second attempt was thwarted in the same way and 16,120 illegal Tramadol tablets were confiscated.
The third attempt resulted in the seizure of 1,465kg of narcotic drugs, which were hidden in two pieces of hand luggage belonging to one passenger, while the fourth attempt was discovered in a suitcase after a passenger tried to smuggle 308 Tramadol pills inside a shirt collar.
Attempt to smuggle more than 560K Captagon pills into Saudi Arabia thwarted
Attempt to smuggle more than 560K Captagon pills into Saudi Arabia thwarted
KSrelief distributes cartons of dates in Jundiai, Brazil
- The center distributed 1,480 food baskets to the displaced and other vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly, in Kassala State in Sudan, benefiting 10,360 individuals, representing 1,480 families
JUNDIAI: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has distributed 1,600 cartons of dates in Jundiai, Sao Paulo, Brazil, benefiting 200 families, including host community members, refugees, and immigrants. This initiative is part of a project to distribute 200 tonnes of dates in Brazil in 2026.
The center also distributed 1,504 cartons of dates to the most vulnerable families in Brazil’s Mogi das Cruzes, benefiting 188 families from the host community, refugees, and migrants, as part of a project to distribute 200 tonnes of dates in the Latin American country.
This initiative is part of the many relief and humanitarian projects provided by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support those affected by disasters worldwide.
Elsewhere, the center distributed 1,480 food baskets to the displaced and other vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly, in Kassala State in Sudan, benefiting 10,360 individuals, representing 1,480 families.
