RIYADH: The Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority has managed to thwart three attempts to smuggle a total of 66,312 bottles of liquor into Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Islamic Port and Al-Batha Port.
In a statement, the ZTCA disclosed that the bottles were hidden in consignments of orange juice, bottled drinking water and machine filters.
In collaboration with the police, the authority added that eight people were arrested and legal procedures were underway.
The ZTCA affirmed its readiness to tighten control over the Kingdom’s imports in order to combat smuggling in all forms.
