Two persons have been arrested over suspicious behavior close to Aramco facilities in Abaqaiq in the Eastern Province, with security sources saying the incident was drug-related. Al-Watan Arabic daily reported on Friday that two persons fled the site when their behavior aroused the suspicions of company's security patrols in the area. “What occurred close to an oil installation is being treated as a criminal issue, not a security one,” Al-Watan was told by a police spokesman. “Two persons were arrested and are being investigated.” An Aramco official said that no one was hurt nor any property damaged in the incident, which locals said occurred on Wednesday evening and during which sound of gunfire was heard. Security sources told Al-Watan that the incident was connected to drugs dealing and ruled out any intent to threaten security at the site.
