المملكة: Asir.. The smuggling of 795 kilograms of the narcotic khat plant was thwarted

Border Guard ground patrols in the Raboua sector in the Asir region thwarted the smuggling of (795) kilograms of the narcotic qat plant, and the initial regulatory procedures were completed, and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.
Border Guard ground patrols in the Tuwal sector in the Jazan region were able to thwart the smuggling of (50.3) kilograms of narcotic hashish. The initial regulatory procedures were completed and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.

The border guards’ ground patrols in the Saqam sector in the Najran region also arrested violators of the border security system of Somali nationality and a citizen, for smuggling (24,896) pills subject to medical circulation regulation. The initial legal procedures were completed against them, and they and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.
The border guards’ ground patrols in the Al-Da’ir sector in the Jazan region arrested (12) violators of the border security system of Ethiopian nationality, for smuggling (216) kilograms of the khat plant. The initial regulatory procedures were completed against them, and they and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.

Environmental violations

The Special Road Security Force in the Qassim region arrested a citizen in violation of the environmental regulations in possession of local firewood for sale. Legal measures were taken against him and the seized items were handed over to the competent authority.
This comes within the framework of the Ministry of Interior’s follow-up of the activities of marketing, selling, or transporting local firewood within cities and governorates, and on the roads that connect the regions, and what is published about this activity through various platforms.

Reporting violations

The security authorities call upon citizens and residents to report all available information regarding any activities related to drug smuggling or drug promotion, or any cases representing an attack on the environment or wildlife, by calling the numbers (911) in the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh, and Al-Sharqiyah, and (999). In the rest of the Kingdom’s regions, the General Directorate of Narcotics Control’s reporting number is (995), and via email [email protected]All reports will be treated confidentially.