Today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia announced the seizure of a shipment containing more than 700,000 amphetamine tablets, which was hidden inside a shipment of watermelons in the city of Riyadh.
The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia revealed in a statement published on its social pages: 765,000 amphetamine tablets were seized in the city of Riyadh, which were hidden inside a shipment of watermelons.
During this arrest, the security authorities arrested five people involved in this case, including three Syrians and two Saudis.
A video released by the ministry shows how the perpetrators hid the drug pills in an interesting way inside the watermelon, making it difficult for the security forces to easily detect it.
Each watermelon contained a clear, sealed bag containing a large quantity of amphetamine pills.
According to the same source, the accused were arrested and presented to the judicial authorities.
A total of 765,000 amphetamine pills were seized in Riyadh, which were hidden in the shipment of “Watermelon” in the possession of 5 people.
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— Ministry of Interior (@MOISaudiArabia) September 28, 2022
The kingdom regularly announces seizures of narcotic pills, mostly through shipments, mostly fruits and vegetables.
The Saudi customs announced that they seized 119 million pills last year.
And last April, 466,000 amphetamine pills were seized hidden inside a shipment of pomegranates from Lebanon.
A security official at the time revealed that the number of people involved was five, four of whom were citizens and the fifth a displaced person, without being identified.
Also in May, security officials in the kingdom seized a large shipment of narcotic pills hidden inside fake plastic beads.
The official spokesman of the General Department of Anti-Narcotics in Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Al-Najidi, said at the time that the security pursuits foiled the attempt to smuggle 403,000 amphetamine tablets.
He added: This amount was seized in the possession of a Syrian resident and a citizen in Jeddah, inside a shipment of beans in plastic molds in the shape of beans.
In August 2022, Saudi Arabia announced that it had seized nearly 47 million amphetamine tablets, in what was “the largest single smuggling attempt” for the drug, which authorities have spent years trying to smuggle and distribute in the country. This country has tried. .
Saudi Arabia’s news agency SPA reported that the Zakat, Taxation and Customs Organization seized more than “46.9 million amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of flour” after they entered the “Riyadh Dry Port” and transferred them to a warehouse. . “
In this statement, it is stated that the security forces “arrested 8 residents, 6 Syrians and 2 Pakistani nationals of its smuggling agents”.
Source: Lebanon Debate
