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More than half a ton of hashish seized in Jazan and smugglers arrested

Author: MOHAMMED AL-SULAMITue, 2018-02-27 22:34ID: 1519749660867421000

JEDDAH: Border Guards in Jazan arrested seven drug smugglers who tried to bring 618 kg of hashish into the Kingdom.
They seized narcotics that were buried in a Farasan island and meant to be picked up by the smugglers’ partners.
The Border Guards’ spokesman, Col. Saher Al-Harbi, said that in the past fortnight the guards foiled the smuggling attempt by people who tried to use fishermen to mislead security men.

Al-Harbi said the smugglers comprised five Saudis and two Yemenis who buried 350 kg of hashish in a Farasan island.
By combing the area where smugglers were arrested in coordination with Drug Enforcement Agency specialists in Jazan, 268 kg of hashish was found at another site.

Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Saudi ArabiahashishSmugglersJazanrelated_nodes: Border Guards foil attempts to smuggle hashish into Saudi ArabiaSaudi Border Guards seize 700kg of cannabis smuggled from YemenSaudi Border Guards thwart attempts to smuggle hashish

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