RIYADH: More than 8 million amphetamine tablets have been confiscated by Saudi authorities, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
Maj. Marwan Al-Hazmi, spokesman for the General Directorate for Narcotics Control, said that during a security follow-up operation on drug smuggling and distribution networks targeting the Kingdom, officials had seized 8,280,078 amphetamine pills that had been concealed among containers of coffee creamer.
Five intended recipients of the drugs were arrested in Riyadh and have been referred to the Public Prosecution. Preliminary legal measures have been taken against them.
Saudi security authorities have urged people to report any activities related to drug smuggling or promotion by calling 911 in the Makkah, Riyadh and Eastern Province regions, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions.
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