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- Two citizens were arrested in the Hail region for selling amphetamine and methamphetamine
RIYADH: Saudi authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations across the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
In Asir’s Al-Raboah sector, Border Guard patrols intercepted 240 kg of qat.
Security patrols in Jazan arrested a citizen with qat hidden in his vehicle in Al-Aridah governorate.
The General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a citizen in the Northern Borders’ Tarif governorate with amphetamine.
The directorate also arrested a Pakistani resident in Tabuk for selling methamphetamine, a narcotic substance commonly referred to as “shabu.”
Two citizens were arrested in the Hail region for selling amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Two citizens were arrested in Asir for selling regulated tablets.
Preliminary legal procedures have been completed, and all seized items have been handed to the relevant authorities.
Security authorities reiterated their call for the public to report any information about drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, or 999 in other regions of the Kingdom.
Individuals can also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995 or via email at 995@gdnc.gov.sa.
All information will be treated with strict confidentiality.