67 tonnes of hashish seized in Saudi Arabia

Saudi counter-drug authorities seized nearly 67 tonnes of hashish, which dealers tried to smuggle into the world’s largest oil exporter during 2014-2015.

Official figures showed more than 53,000 dealers were also arrested in anti-drug operations in the Gulf kingdom during that period.

The figures by the General Department for Combating Narcotics showed more than 164 million captagon pills were also busted by anti-drug units.

The report, published by Sada newspaper, did not identify the dealers but most of those arrested in connection with drug smuggling during that period were Asians.

Drug dealers are executed in Saudi Arabia in most cases.

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