Saudi Border Guards in Asir foil attempts to smuggle 180 kg of qat

Police in the Asir region have arrested individuals carrying prohibited drugs. (SPA)
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Updated 27 September 2024
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Saudi Border Guards in Asir foil attempts to smuggle 180 kg of qat

  • The authorities ask citizens and residents to report all information regarding drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and 999 in the rest of Saudi Arabia

ABHA: Saudi Border Guards in Al-Raboah, Asir, have foiled an attempt to smuggle 180 kg of qat. Preliminary procedures have been completed and the seized drug handed to the authorities.

Patrols in Al-Daer, Jazan, have also thwarted attempts to smuggle 7,300 amphetamine pills and 8,600 tablets subject to medical circulation regulations. Preliminary procedures have been completed and the seized narcotics handed to the authorities.

Further patrols in Al-Daer foiled an attempt to smuggle 230 kg of qat. Preliminary procedures have again been completed and the seized drug handed to authorities.

The authorities ask citizens and residents to report all information regarding drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom. People can also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control by calling 995.

 

 


Saudi Arabia’s King Salman leaves hospital after medical checkup in Riyadh

Updated 17 January 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman leaves hospital after medical checkup in Riyadh

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman left the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh on Friday night, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The king had been undergoing medical examinations at the hospital, SPA reported earlier.

The report added that the results of the examinations were “reassuring.”