Drug smuggler stabs security official

A security official from the Department to Combat Drugs sustained serious stab wounds in an attack by a drug smuggler while chasing him in the southern Najran region. The official at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel was admitted to King Fahd Hospital in Najran, and he is under observation, according to Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abu Holail, spokesman of the department. His condition is said to be stable. The hashish smuggler stabbed the official while evading an arrest. The official had six stab wounds on his left shoulder, Abu Holail added.