Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Drug haul busted at Jeddah port
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Saudi Arabia said it had foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country 1.6 million Captagon drug pills at the Red Sea port of Jeddah, the second such a bid in a week.
The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority said the haul had been elaborately hidden into cavities of a truck floor.
The authority also released a video showing customs officers seizing the drugs. Two unidentified persons were arrested in connection with the il-licit merchandise.