RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested 146 smugglers, including 19 citizens, in a major security operation that foiled an attempt to illegally bring into Kingdom more than 48.6 tons of khat, 1.5 tons of hashish and 634,000 amphetamine tablets.
The remaining suspects were 87 Yemeni nationals, 32 Ethiopians, three Somali nationals, two Iraqis, two Egyptians and a Pakistani, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.
The Saudi Ministry of Interior posted a video of the operation carried out by the security borders guards of Najran, Jazan, Asir and Tabuk regions.
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廿丨亘丕胤 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 鬲賴乇賷亘 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 (48.6) 胤賳 賲賳 賲丕丿丞 丕賱賯丕鬲 丕賱賲禺丿乇貙 賵兀賰孬乇 賲賳 (1.5) 胤賳 賲賳 賲丕丿丞 丕賱丨卮賷卮 丕賱賲禺丿乇貙 賵(634) 兀賱賮 賯乇氐 廿賲賮賷鬲丕賲賷賳 賲禺丿乇.
鈥 賵夭丕乇丞 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷丞 (@MOISaudiArabia)
Authorities completed the initial legal procedures before handing over the smugglers and seized narcotics to the relevant authorities for further action.
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