عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Gulf

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)
TT
20
TT

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.

Most Viewed

 
Gulf

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Yemen

The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
TT
20
TT

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Yemen

The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia welcomed the ceasefire in Yemen, announced by Oman, aiming to protect international navigation and trade, the Kingdom's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

It reiterated its support for all effort aimed at reaching a comprehensive political solution to the crisis in Yemen that would achieve security and stability in the country and region.

Oman said a day earlier that it mediated a ceasefire deal between Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis and the US.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the US would stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the militants had agreed to stop attacking US ships.

The ceasefire deal does not include sparing Israel, the Houthis said on Wednesday, suggesting their shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade will not come to a complete halt.

There have been no reports of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area since January.

The Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea since Israel began its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian group's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The US military has said it has struck more than 1,000 targets since its current operation in Yemen, known as Operation Rough Rider, started on March 15. The strikes, the US military said, have killed "hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders".