RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested 3 Saudi citizens for displaying and promoting hashish and tablets subject to medical regulation on social media.

Authorities also arrested a citizen in Al-Aflaj for dealing 11,290 amphetamine pills and other tablets subject to the medical regulation.

Legal action was taken against the suspects and they were handed over to relevant authorities.

The Saudi government has urged anyone with information related to suspected drug dealing or smuggling operations to call the confidential hotline 911 in Riyadh, Makkah and Eastern region, 999 across other regions in the Kingdom, or the General Directorate of Narcotic Control at 995 and [email protected].