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Saudi Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle 4 Million Captagon Pills Through Land Port

Previous operation by authorities in Saudi Arabia where it foiled an attempt to smuggle captagon pills. (SPA)
Previous operation by authorities in Saudi Arabia where it foiled an attempt to smuggle captagon pills. (SPA)
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Saudi Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle 4 Million Captagon Pills Through Land Port

Previous operation by authorities in Saudi Arabia where it foiled an attempt to smuggle captagon pills. (SPA)
Previous operation by authorities in Saudi Arabia where it foiled an attempt to smuggle captagon pills. (SPA)

Saudi security authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than four million Captagon tablets through Al-Batha land crossing.

In a statement on Friday, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority said up to 4,152,000 tablets were found hidden in a consignment shipped into the Kingdom via Al-Batha.

The report said three people were arrested and referred to the prosecution authorities.

Earlier in March, Saudi authorities also foiled an attempt to smuggle over 2,015,116 captagon pills hidden in containers shaped as tomatoes and pomegranates.

The tablets were found during a routine inspection of one of the vehicles entering Al-Wadiah port.

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Saudi Chief of Staff Chairs Saudi-Turkish Military Committee Meeting

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Chief of Staff Chairs Saudi-Turkish Military Committee Meeting

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)
A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)

The Saudi-Turkish Joint Military Committee held its sixth meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday.

The meeting was chaired by Saudi Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Turkish Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak.

The officials discussed ways to boost cooperation and coordination between their countries in the defense and military sectors, as well as several other issues of common concern.

The meeting was attended by several high-ranking officers from the Saudi and Turkish armed forces.

Al-Ruwaili also held a meeting with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler for talks on bilateral relations and areas of defense cooperation.