RIYADH — Border Guard personnel prevented approximately 196 smugglers from bringing in drugs, including hashish and opium, into the Kingdom last month, the agency's official spokesman Lt. Gen. Misfer A-Quraini said. The smuggling operations were being carried out via Jazan, Najran, Asir and Tabuk regions, he said. The smugglers collectively tried to illegally import 937 kg of hashish, 18,893 kg of the stimulant khat, 640,295 amphetamine pills, and 6,809 grams of opium, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited Al-Quraini as saying. The smugglers were arrested and have been referred to the competent authorities for legal procedures.
