6.5m Captagon tablets seized on Saudi border

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Officers from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seized over 6.5 million tablets. (SPA)
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Officers from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seized over 6.5 million tablets. (SPA)
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Officers from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seized over 6.5 million tablets. (SPA)
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Updated 31 May 2024
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6.5m Captagon tablets seized on Saudi border

  • Officers from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seized over 6.5 million tablets
  • The drugs have a street value of between $65 and $162.9 million

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s security authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle Captagon pills worth millions into the country across the border with the UAE, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Officers from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority seized over 6.5 million tablets at the Al-Batha port found hidden inside a shipment of tires, and arrested four people, the report added.

The drugs have a street value of between $65 and $162.9 million. This is based on a pill reportedly costing between $10 and $25.

Amphetamines are used mainly by male teenagers and adults across the Middle East.

Money raised from the sale of drugs are used for more trade in narcotics, as well as organized crime and terrorism, the SPA reported.

In a statement the ZATCA urged members of the public to report criminal activity on the number 1910, via e-mail @zatca.gov.sa1910, or 00966114208417.

Financial rewards would be given for reports leading to prosecutions, the authority stated.

 

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Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

The conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands. (SPA)
Updated 12 January 2026
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Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

  • The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers

RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.

Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.

Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.

By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.

An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.

The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.