Looks like Saudi Arabia has the same problem as so many other countries do. Here in California the Coast Guard is catching them trying to bring in this stuff by boat.
SAUDI ARABIA: SR1BN WORTH OF NARCOTICS SEIZED
APRIL 14, 2014
By Arab News
By MD Al-Sulami
Saudi Arabian security authorities thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle more than 22 million amphetamine tablets worth an estimated SR1 billion across the King Fahd Causeway, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Interior Ministry, revealed on Sunday.
The drug bust was conducted by authorities in cooperation with security officials in Bahrain.
Authorities confirmed that they arrested five Saudi nationals and a Bahraini citizen in connection with the drug-smuggling attempt.
The first batch, busted in February, contained more than 7.6 million amphetamine tablets hidden inside barbed wire reels, while the second attempt was thwarted last month and involved the discovery of more than 14 million amphetamine tablets hidden inside plastic rollers.
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SAUDI ARABIA: SR1BN WORTH OF NARCOTICS SEIZED
APRIL 14, 2014
By Arab News
By MD Al-Sulami
Saudi Arabian security authorities thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle more than 22 million amphetamine tablets worth an estimated SR1 billion across the King Fahd Causeway, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Interior Ministry, revealed on Sunday.
The drug bust was conducted by authorities in cooperation with security officials in Bahrain.
Authorities confirmed that they arrested five Saudi nationals and a Bahraini citizen in connection with the drug-smuggling attempt.
The first batch, busted in February, contained more than 7.6 million amphetamine tablets hidden inside barbed wire reels, while the second attempt was thwarted last month and involved the discovery of more than 14 million amphetamine tablets hidden inside plastic rollers.
Continue reading at:
Saudi Arabia: SR1Bn Worth Of Narcotics Seized | Eurasia Review
