Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Eight Arrested in Jeddah for Smuggling Thousands of Amphetamine Pills
Eight people have been arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah after authorities found 410,000 amphetamine pills hidden inside a truck, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GNDC) announced on Wednesday.
Drugs were also found in a trafficking den in the city, according to authorities.
Among the eight people were five Yemenis who were in the Kingdom illegally, two residents from Syria and Sudan, and a Saudi citizen, the GDNC said in a statement.
Authorities also seized large sums of money in the traffickers’ possession and the eight men were referred to the Public Prosecution as part of preliminary legal measures taken against them.