Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Drug control officers seized about 1,394,000 amphetamine pills in Riyadh

Maj. Marwan Al-Hazimi, the spokesman for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC), said security follow-up of drug smuggling and promotion networks targeting the security of Saudi Arabia and its youth succeeded in thwarting the smuggling operation after the pills were found hidden in a consignment of electrical machines at a warehouse.

Maj. Al-Hazimi confirmed the arrest of two residents, a Jordanian and a Syrian, suspected of promoting amphetamine pills.

He noted that the legal measures were taken against the men before they were referred to the Public Prosecution.

The security agencies urged all citizens and residents having any information about activities related to smuggling or promoting drugs to immediately report that by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and Al-Sharqiyah regions, and 999 in the rest of Saudi Arabia.

The reports will be also accepted on the GDNC’s number: 995, as well as via email: 995@gdnc.gov.sa. All reports will be handled with strict confidentiality.