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| Soddy cops seize 500+ pounds of hashish |
| 2015-11-18 |
| RIYADH: Saudi Border Guards have sunk an attempt by Yemenis to smuggle by boat 274 kg of hashish into the Kingdom, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The smugglers were heading to a site on the Red Sea coast on Saturday when a Jeddah-based patrol vessel stopped them, Border Guards spokesman Sahir bin Mohammed Al-Harbi was quoted as saying by the SPA. “The passengers threw a number of bags overboard after they were surrounded. Four people were arrested from the boat,” he said, adding that a Yemeni who was waiting for them on the coast was also arrested. Officers recovered the bags, which allegedly contained the hashish. The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that Saudi anti-drug officers seized almost 30 tons of hashish, along with nearly as much heroin and millions of amphetamine pills, during the past Hijra year which ended in mid-October. In August and September alone, police say they arrested 177 Saudis and 290 others suspected of smuggling drugs and weapons. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 They burned it. (He he he he) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2015-11-18 20:28 |
| #3 Duuuuuuuuuuuude........ |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-11-18 13:34 |
| #2 It would be interesting to know if the smugglers are merely a local drug gang or connected to one of the jihadi groups in the area. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-11-18 11:47 |
| #1 I would think it's an exceptionally bad time to be smuggling large illicit goods into Saoodi from Yemen |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-11-18 09:01 |