Eight members of a gang dealing with drugs were arrested here on Friday after police raided their hideout in Al-Bawadi District. Five women were among the arrested. Large quantities of hashish, narcotic pills, qat and liquor were also seized from the hideout which was discovered after the initial arrest of a Somali who was spotted suspiciously loitering near Al-Sitteen Bridge. The Somali suspect was monitored for hours and as the police patrol swooped down on him he ran away in the direction of the gang's hideout. The suspect was apprehended after a short chase and he led the police team to an apartment where the gang leader, a woman named Yasmin, lived.
