An attempt to smuggle big quantities of drugs into the Kingdom across land and sea entry points has been foiled, a security spokesman at the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. He said 5,557,864 tablets of Fenethylline, commonly known as ‘Captagon' as well as about 3 ton of hashish and 19.51 kg of heroin was seized and the smugglers were apprehended. The smugglers and peddlers included 91 Saudis and 75 persons of different nationalities. The spokesman reiterated that the security men will spare no effort for the protection of the society from the menace of drugs, and that they will determinedly work for nabbing those who try to undermine the society's security. He pointed out that the criminals will be tried before the courts.
