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| Saudi nabs 113 in drugs crackdown | |
| 2009-08-17 | |
[Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi police arrested 113 people attempting to smuggle three tons of hashish and three million captagon tablets into the kingdom, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Much of the hashish was captured as it was being smuggled in by boats on the Gulf or overland from the southern border with Yemen. The methamphetamine, locally known as captagon and popular with students and laborers, was often discovered concealed in vehicles and imported equipment, the ministry said. The ministry did not say where the drugs originated. It said that 113 people, including 57 Saudis, were arrested in these operations for trafficking or trading in drugs. Seizures of illicit drugs have been on the increase since a concerted effort was launched last year. Fayez bin Abdullah al-Shahri, secretary-general of the National Committee for Combating Drugs, told al-Watan newspaper earlier this week that the government was also raising efforts to help drug addicts and their families. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The drug problems are caused by western influence, no doubt. Off with their heads. That'll cure them. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-08-17 12:11 |