MADINAH: According to Geo News, which cited Saudi media on Tuesday, at least two Pakistani nationals were taken into custody during an operation against drug dealers in the Madinah region.
The Saudi media said that the suspects were detained for dealing in methamphetamine, and that following the conclusion of preliminary legal proceedings, they were turned over to the public prosecutor.
Throughout Saudi Arabia, a number of people have been taken into custody during operations targeting narcotics dealers and traffickers.
The attempts to smuggle drugs hidden in luggage via multiple ports were thwarted on Tuesday by the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority.
A vehicle entering the Kingdom through Duba Port included 93,750 drug pills concealed in merchandise in one effort to transport the drugs, and Jeddah Islamic Port Customs discovered 356,559 more tablets in a consignment. 201,600 at the port of Al-HadithaCaptagon pills were recovered from cavity in floor of a vehicle.
The Customs Authority contacted the General Directorate of Narcotics Control to arrest the seven suspects to whom the consignment was to be delivered.
