Two Pakistanis arrested for selling drugs in Saudi Arabia

MADINAH: Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested during a raid against drug peddlers in Madinah region, reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

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, several 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.

In one attempt to carry the drugs, a truck entering the Kingdom through Duba Port had 93,750 narcotic tablets hidden in goods, while 356,559 other tablets were found in a consignment at Jeddah Islamic Port Customs. At Al-Haditha port, 201,600 Captagon pills were recovered from the cavity in the floor of a vehicle.

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To apprehend the seven suspects to whom the cargo was supposed to be transferred, the Customs Authority made contact with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control.

Two drug dealers, one from Pakistan and the other from the Philippines, were apprehended by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control in Jeddah. The item they were attempting to sell was 2.6 kg of meth.

In a different incident, a Pakistani national was apprehended by law enforcement in Hafr Al-Batin city for attempting to sell meth.