HAFR AL-BATIN — Customs officers at Al-Ruqee border point in Hafr Al-Batin governorate have foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.4 million narcotic pills into the Kingdom. The pills were carefully stashed inside large rice bags and soap boxes to avoid any suspicion, but the officers saw through the ruse and arrested the smuggler. They also found drugs hidden in his personal belongings. – SPA