Saudi Gazette report

DAMMAM — The Saudi security authorities have seized 411,546 amphetamine pills hidden inside plastic tubes in the intestines of sheep in the Hafar Al-Batin governorate in the Eastern Province. The authorities arrested the recipients —two Saudi citizens and a displaced expatriate.

The arrests were made during the security campaign carried out by the Ministry of Interior to crack down on drug smugglers through close monitoring of drug smuggling and trafficking activities, which target the security of the Kingdom and its youth.

The security authorities called upon citizens and residents to report any information they have about any activities related to drug smuggling or trafficking, by calling the numbers 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and 999 in the rest of the regions of the Kingdom. They can also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control’s reporting number 995, and via email (Email: [email protected]). All reports will be handled with complete confidentiality, the authorities revealed.