JEDDAH: Authorities in Jazan have arrested a Saudi citizen trying to smuggle 380 kilograms of the stimulant drug khat in his vehicle.
Abdulmajid Al-Kanaan, spokesman for the General Administration of Mujahideen, said that field patrols in Harub, Jazan, managed to arrest the man, who is in his thirties, thanks to a “proactive security follow-up of the activities of criminal networks involved in the smuggling of narcotic substances in the region.”
Legal measures have been taken against the smuggler, he added.
In May, security operations conducted by the Border Guards seized 25.4 tons of khat in the Jazan region and 16 people were arrested, all of whom are Yemeni nationals.
Meanwhile, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control said a citizen was arrested in Riyadh during a proactive security follow-up of the activities of criminal networks in the Kingdom.
Spokesman Maj. Mohammed Al-Nujaidi said authorities seized 37,667 amphetamine pills and 2 kilograms of hashish in his possession. Initial legal measures have been taken against him, and he has been referred to the Public Prosecution.
