Customs officers at Dhiba foil bid to smuggle banned tramadol pills

TABUK — Customs officers at Dhiba port in foiled an attempt to smuggle 22,000 tramadol pills, an opioid pain medication used to treat pain, hidden inside the spindles of a truck. The drug is banned in the Kingdom. Acting Director of Dhiba Customs Dhaifallah Al-Sharari pointed out whatever the amount of a banned substance and however sophisticated the methods to smuggle them might be, the training and skills of customs officers help them detect and thwart any attempt of smuggling.