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29 March 2024

Man with 641gm of cocaine in belly

Inspectors at the airport in Medinah stopped the passenger and decided to search him. (Sabq)

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Saudi airport customs inspectors arrested a foreigner who tried to smuggle 641gm of cocaine in his stomach to the Gulf kingdom, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The inspectors at the airport in Medinah stopped the passenger and decided to search him after suspecting he was carrying illegal items.

Scanning showed the man had 61 capsules containing nearly 641gm of cocaine in his stomach, the Arabic language daily ‘Sabq’ said without identifying the passenger.