RIYADH: Saudi Customs Department held an exhibition in schools in the Saudi capital on Sunday regarding how to detect drugs at the premises.
“The exhibition aimed to make young people aware of all types of contraband, including counterfeit and adulterated goods,” a Customs spokesperson said.
The students were briefed on the various means and methods used by traffickers in attempting to smuggle contraband into the Kingdom. They also watched videos on how to detect the prominent types of contraband that include drugs, alcohol, and contraband.
The students watched the demonstration by Saudi Customs staff on how dogs sniff out prohibited drugs or contraband.
The demonstration came hot on the heels of a report that drug gangs “have been targeting Saudi Arabia, not for trade or profit, but to destroy its youth,” said the spokesperson. “This is evident from the fact that the large quantities of seized drugs that have been smuggled into the Kingdom recently have not been recorded in any other Arab state,” Abdelelah Mohammed Al-Sharif, secretary general of the National Committee for Combating Drugs (NCCD), said of the issue.
Al-Sharif revealed this on the sidelines of a training course on drug prevention at the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, adding that most victims of drug addiction are generally students aged 19 to 21. He also noted that, “The Kingdom is making important headway in its drive to combat drug abuse.”
The Customs’ drive among the schoolchildren comes at a time when 30 percent of global amphetamine seizures occur in the Kingdom. Indeed, the United Nations ranks Saudi Arabia as the biggest consumer of illegal stimulants in the region.
Saudi Customs shows schoolchildren how to detect drugs
Saudi Customs shows schoolchildren how to detect drugs
Saudi Arabia stops ballistic missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base
- Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia shot down seven ballistic missiles, the defense ministry said early Wednesday.
Six of the missiles were aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base, and the other was intercepted while heading to the Eastern Province.
Seven drones were knocked down heading to the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter.
Thirteen drones were also shot down in Al-Kharj, Hafar Al-Batin, and other parts of the Eastern Province, the ministry said.
The war, launched by the US and Israel on Iran, has escalated, impacting regional stability and sparking a global energy crisis.
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom, Gulf states and other countries in the region, saying they threaten regional security and violate international law.
The cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s right to take all necessary measures to protect its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Brent crude hit a historic $120 a barrel on Monday before settling back down to $90 a barrel on Tuesday.
Amin Nasser, CEO of Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, told reporters: “There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets and the longer the disruption goes on ... the more drastic the consequences for the global economy.”
The White House said that gas prices will plummet once US objectives in the war are reached.
The conflict could stretch on for months despite US President Donald Trump saying that it could be drawing to a close. But Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said it will end when they decide.
