“5 Arrested for Drug Promotions in Multiple Regions of Saudi Arabia”

The General Directorate for Narcotics Control in the Riyadh region arrested two Indonesian residents and one Bangladeshi resident for promoting the drug “Shabu” and tablets subject to the regulation of medical circulation.

The Directorate stated, in a statement today (Monday), that the accused have been arrested, regular measures have been taken against them, and they have been referred to the Public Prosecution.

The General Directorate for Narcotics Control in Al-Qassim region also arrested two citizens for promoting narcotic hashish and narcotic amphetamine, and they were seized with a firearm, live ammunition and a white weapon, and they were arrested and regular measures were taken against them and referred them to the Public Prosecution.

In the eastern region, the Directorate overthrew 4 residents of Pakistani nationality, for promoting the drug methamphetamine “Shabu”, and they were arrested and regular measures were taken against them, and they were referred to the Public Prosecution.

For its part, the land patrols of the Border Guards in Jazan region thwarted the smuggling of 120 kilograms of the narcotic khat plant, and the initial legal procedures were completed, and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.

And it called for the need to report the perpetrators of such crimes by calling the two numbers (911) in the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province and (999) in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions, and the number of communications of the General Directorate for Drug Control (995), and via e-mail [email protected], All communications will be treated in strict confidence.