The Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority has managed to thwart in Jeddah Islamic Port and Al-Batha Port three attempts of smuggling high and various quantities of liquor, including 66,312 bottles, which are hidden in consignments sent to the Kingdom. In a statement, the ZTCA disclosed that the bottles have been hidden in the consignments of orange juice, bottled drinking water and machine filters at Jeddah Islamic Port and Al-Batha Port. In collaboration with the police, the authority added that eight persons were arrested and legal procedures are taken against them. The ZTCA affirmed its permanent keenness to tighten control over the Kingdom's imports in order to combat smuggling in all its forms and types for the safety and security of the society and national economy.
