Alcohol factories shut down

  RIYADH — The National Anti-Drugs Committee has shut down four alcohol factories in different cities. The committee’s general secretary Abdulilah Al-Shareef said the factories were in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Al-Kharj. Alcoholic drinks produced in these factories were mixed with Dettol hygiene solution to change their color into something less distinguishable and were dosed with addictive chemicals similar to the ones in amphetamine drugs. The official added 56 percent of arrested drug dealers in Saudi Arabia are Saudi and 35 percent of them do not consume any drugs. Most drug addicts in the Kingdom are between the ages of 20 to 30. Riyadh had the highest drug addiction cases.