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29 March 2024

Drug-smuggling camel arrested in Saudi

Guards chased camel carrying more than 114,000 drug pills. (Supplied)

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Saudi border police captured a camel and arrested its owner after discovering the animal was carrying more than 114,000 drug pills.

The guards chased the camel and its owner after they tried to cross the border near the Northwestern town of Tabuk near the border with Jordan.

"Our men suspected the camel and its owner, who pretended to be a shepherd…when they searched the bags on the camel back, they found more than 114,000 drug pills…they also arrested the man who was with the camel," Sabq newspaper said, quoting border guard spokesman Major General Mohammed Al Ghamdi.