English brief
Summary
JAZAN/ASIR — Border Guard land patrols arrested five Ethiopian nationals in Asir and Jazan and thwarted the smuggling of a total of 301 kilograms of drugs and 40,100 tablets in separate operations. In Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboua Sector arrested one Ethiopian national, a violator of the Border Security Law, for smuggling 96 kilograms of khat. **media[2754965]** In Jazan, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dayer Sector arrested four Ethiopian nationals for smuggling 160 kilograms of khat. In a separate operation in Jazan’s Al-Dayer Sector, Border Guard land patrols thwarted an attempt to smuggle 38,500 pills subject to medical circulation regulations, 1,600 amphetamine tablets and 45 kilograms of hashish. Authorities said initial legal procedures were completed in all three cases, with the suspects, where applicable, and seized items handed over to the competent autho
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Structured information
Key Details
- Source
- Saudi Gazette
- Original publication
- 2026-08-24T07:32:04.000Z
- Processing
- Publisher-supplied English feed summary
Attribution
Original Source
Saudi Gazette
Originally published in English on Aug 24, 2026.