AL-LAITH — Highway patrol arrested a Pakistani man in a pickup truck as he attempted to smuggle Qat through a police checkpoint. According to highway police, the man was arrested at Al-Ghala checkpoint, 28 kilometers north of Al-Laith. Police found more than 1,000 bundles of Qat hidden inside the truck. The driver, who said he planned on distributing the narcotic stimulant in Jeddah, was arrested. — SG