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- A Syrian resident who had arranged for the drugs to be delivered to him was arrested
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s narcotics control department seized 2,250,000 amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of cleaning mops that were being smuggled through the Jeddah Islamic Port, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.
Users of the substance pay from $10 to $25 a pill according to research by the International Addiction Review journal, that puts the street value of this latest haul at a massive $22.5m to $56.2m.
A Syrian resident who had arranged for the drugs to be delivered to him was arrested, according to the official spokesman of the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, Major Muhammad Al-Nujaidi.
Users of the substance pay from $10 to $25 a pill according to research by the International Addiction Review journal, that puts the street value of this latest haul at a massive $22.5m to $56.2m. (SPA)
The man has been referred to the Public Prosecution, the spokesman said.
The Kingdom’s authorities said they have been cracking down on attempts to smuggle drugs into and out of the country to ensure the public’s safety.