The Security Spokesman of Ministry of Interior said that the concerned security authorities arrested (210) persons for their involvement in smuggling, possessing and peddling of narcotics, whose estimated market value amounted to more than SR 330 million. These persons included (113) Saudis, (31) Pakistanis, (21) Yemenis, (18) Syrians, (11) Filipinos, (5) Egyptians (3) Indians, (3) Ethiopians, (2) Eritreans, (1) Sudanese, (1) Kuwaiti, and (1) Jordanian during the period from Rajab 1st until the end of the blessed month of Ramadan, 1431H.. In a statement issued today, the Spokesman pointed out security men have confronted armed resistance in more than (18) security operations resulted in the death of (3) security men and the injury of (3) others, in addition to the death of (2) drug smugglers and peddlers and the injury of (4) others , as well as the death of one drug-addict as a result of swallowing a plastic bag containing (2.6) grams of hashish. The Spokesman said that security operations were carried out as follows: First: As a result of preemptive planning, (17) attempts were aborted to smuggle (8,980,340) Captagon capsules, more than (1.320) tons of hashish, and (5.593 kilograms of raw heroin. Second: The seizure of (4.399) tons of hashish, and (439,671 Captagon capsules through thwarting a number of smuggling attempts across the land and maritime borders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Third: The arrest of (125) drug-peddlers in different regions of the Kingdom, possessing (500,482) Captagon capsules, (644.902) kilograms of hashish, (549) grams of raw heroin, and (59.5) grams of drug substance. --More
