A video of the seizure of a huge amount of drugs in a shipment of oranges in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi authorities have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1.272 million amphetamine tablets coming from outside the Kingdom and hidden in a shipment of oranges.

The official spokesman for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, Major Muhammad al-Najidi, stated that the security follow-up to drug smuggling networks resulted in the seizure of the aforementioned quantity in the possession of two expatriates on visitor visas of Syrian nationality, according to the official news agency (SPA).

He stated that the two had smuggled the narcotic shipment to the Kingdom hidden in a shipment of oranges, and that they had been arrested in the Riyadh region, and they were arrested, and legal measures were taken against them, and they were referred to the Public Prosecution.

The Ministry of Interior published a video clip of the arrest process and the arrest of the accused.

And last June, the Lebanese authorities seized a large quantity of Captagon pills in small generators that were destined for the city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia.

In April 2021, Saudi customs at Jeddah port thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than 5.3 million Captagon pills, which were hidden in a shipment of “pomegranate.” As a result, Saudi Arabia announced a ban on the import of fruits and vegetables from Lebanon.

Last December, the authorities thwarted the smuggling of about 250,000 Captagon pills to Saudi Arabia, which were in a vehicle coming from Jordan.

In the same month, the Syrian government confiscated more than half a ton of Captagon hidden in a shipment of pasta intended for delivery to Riyadh.

Despite the strict laws in Saudi Arabia against drug and alcohol trade, the kingdom has turned into a preferred destination for sellers of narcotic drugs, especially Captagon pills.

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