Riyadh, The security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Colonel Talal Al-Shalhoub stated that the proactive security follow-up of the activities of criminal networks that smuggle drugs into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia resulted in thwarting an attempt by one of the drug production and smuggling networks linked to the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah, to smuggle 451,807 amphetamine tablets to the Kingdom, by sea from Lebanon to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, hidden inside mechanical equipment, where it was seized, in coordination with the counterparts in the Republic of Nigeria, before being shipped to another country and sent to the Kingdom.
The security spokesman noted the positive cooperation of the counterparts in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the follow-up and seizure of narcotic substances, stressing that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to follow up on criminal activities that target its security and its youth with drugs, confront and thwart them, and arrest those involved in them.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
