Saudi Border Guards thwart major drug smuggling operations in Asir

Security officials continue to encourage public vigilance, urging citizens and residents to report any information related to drug trafficking or distribution. (Saudi Border Guards/File)
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Updated 27 February 2025
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Saudi Border Guards thwart major drug smuggling operations in Asir

ABHA: Border Guard land patrols in Asir’s Al-Raboua sector thwarted the smuggling of 300 kg of qat. Initial legal procedures were completed, and the seized items were handed to the relevant authorities.

In a separate incident, land patrols operating in the Dhahran Al-Janoub sector apprehended a Saudi national attempting to smuggle 40 kg of hashish. The suspect was processed according to protocol and, along with the seized narcotics, handed to the relevant authorities.

Security officials continue to encourage public vigilance, urging citizens and residents to report any information related to drug trafficking or distribution. Reports can be made by dialing 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, 999 in all other regions, or directly to the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995. Information can also be submitted electronically via email.


KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

Updated 02 January 2026
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KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

  • Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section

HAJJAH: Scores of internally displaced people in Yemen have received healthcare services at a mobile clinic operated by Saudi aid agency KSrelief.

From Dec. 10-16, 71 people visited the facility at Waalan Camp in Hajjah governorate. Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section.

An additional 58 patients visited the nursing services section, while medications were dispensed to a further 58. One person visited the surgery and wound care clinic.

The facility is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to those affected by the conflict in Yemen.