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29 March 2024

1.3kg heroin in 2 passengers’ stomach

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Saudi airport customs inspectors arrested two expatriate passengers who arrived in the Gulf kingdom hiding nearly 1.3 kg of heroin inside their bellies.

The first passenger, who arrived in Riyadh, was found to have swallowed 100 capsules containing more than 800 gm of heroin.

The second passenger, who arrived at the same airport, had 477gm of heroin in his stomach after he was subjected to screening, Sada newspaper said without identifying the two passengers or mentioning whether they are linked.