20,000 amphetamine pills seized at border

TABUK — Police and anti-drug officials foiled an attempt to smuggle 20,000 amphetamine pills into the Kingdom. Tabuk Police reported it tracked down and foiled a smuggling attempt that was going to take place at the Saudi-Jordanian border. Police tracked down a smuggler approaching the border area with the Kingdom. When police ordered the smuggler to stop, he refused to comply and drove his vehicle into a desert area and escaped. Police searched the area and found a bag of 20,000 amphetamine pills dumped in the desert. The smuggler had dumped it before he escaped. The case is still under investigation and efforts are under way to arrest the smuggler. 130 workers without health cards detained MADINAH — A total of 130 workers were detained for operating without health certificates. Madinah Health Affairs Assistant General Director Dr. Ayman Yunbuawi said his department cooperated with Madinah Municipality to run a total of 1,545 inspection visits. The campaign covered kitchens, fast food restaurants, grocery stores and shops around the Prophet’s Mosque. The Health Affairs aims to ensure that all food products sold are healthy and suitable for human consumption. The inspectors found 11 restaurants and kitchens violating health and safety regulations. They also inspected 4,526 workers and found 130 of them had no health certificates. The workers with no health certificates were detained. During the campaign 1,458 water cisterns at hotels and residential buildings for pilgrims were inspected. The inspectors collected 1,261 samples to test for harmful bacteria and germs. 4 dead, 2 hurt in Asir accident ABHA — Four people died and two others were injured in a horrific road accident in Asir province early Friday. A source said the accident took place on Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road when two vehicles collided. One of the vehicles was a sedan with two Saudi men on board and the other was a microbus carrying four Pakistanis. The accident resulted in the death of two Saudis and two Pakistanis. Two Pakistanis were taken to hospital with multiple injuries.