Saudi customs officials find 1.6kg of cocaine in smugglers’ stomachs

(Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority)
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Updated 27 May 2021
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Saudi customs officials find 1.6kg of cocaine in smugglers’ stomachs

JEDDAH: Customs officers in Saudi Arabia foiled attempts by two airline passengers to smuggle more than 1.6 kilograms of cocaine into the Kingdom.

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah said inspectors suspicious of a female passenger arriving in the Kingdom carried out an X-ray that revealed 60 capsules in her stomach. They were found to contain 683.5 grams of the drug.

In a similar case, this time involving a male passenger, inspectors found 80 capsules containing 918.5 grams of cocaine.

The authority said swallowing capsules of drugs such as heroin or cocaine is a common method used by smugglers. It added that customs officers at land, sea and airports work tirelessly to foil the attempts and seize shipments in an effort to maintain security and protect Saudi society.


KSrelief delivers food, winter aid in Yemen

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KSrelief delivers food, winter aid in Yemen

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has dispatched a relief convoy to the wadi and desert districts of Yemen’s Hadramout governorate, providing tents and shelter kits.

These supplies will be stored as a strategic stockpile in local warehouses, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Field distribution teams will deploy the aid as needed, following precise mechanisms to ensure it reaches those in need, the SPA added.

Meanwhile, KSrelief has continued distributing over 27,000 food baskets to the most vulnerable families in Hadramout’s desert areas, benefiting 190,400 individuals.

The agency has also delivered 4,170 winter clothing sets to vulnerable families as part of its clothing distribution project which aims to protect residents from severe cold, improve living conditions, and alleviate winter hardships.

Since its establishment in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 1,178 projects in Yemen at a total cost of about $4.7 billion. This aid has helped in the areas of food security, early recovery, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, camp coordination, education, protection, emergency aid, and nutrition.