Food baskets latest trick to smuggle drugs to Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Customs office on the Saudi border with Jordan, northern Saudi Arabia foiled an attempt to smuggle a quantity of 77.900 tablets found in a passenger bus that was coming into the Kingdom.

The general manager of the Customs Khalid Al-Rumaih said: “A bus carrying passengers had a quantity of 77.900 tablets which were found hidden inside (3) plastic food baskets. The base for each basket had some grain inside and some food to camouflage the packs, and inspectors took the necessary action “

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