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Man arrested for smuggling hashish in Saudi Arabia’s Qassim
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man in the central Qassim region for transporting hashish, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
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The man from Afghanistan was arrested and referred to the country’s Public Prosecution for further legal action.
The arrest was carried out by the Kingdom’s anti-drug General Directorate for Narcotics Control.
It follows a large seizure of amphetamine tablets on Tuesday. More than 12 million illicit pills were confiscated after being found hidden in a pomegranate shipment coming through Jeddah Islamic Port.
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