RIYADH: Al-Batha customs succeeded in thwarting three attempts to smuggle a total of 6236 bottles of liquor, found in three consignments received for customs. Abdul Rahman Al-Mahna, General Manager of Al Batha Customs said: “This quantity of liquor has been thwarted through three attempts to smuggle it. The customs first received a consignment of drinking water on one of the trucks. During the end of the customs procedures, Hidden in the consignment, so that the cartons of the wines were placed in the middle of the load, while Karatin drinking water in front of the load and the last.
In the second attempt, customs prevented the smuggling of (1172) bottles of wine, found hidden in the cavity of one of the trucks coming, and on the third attempt to thwart the customs attempt to smuggle (264) bottles were hidden technically in the fuel tank of one of the trucks coming Of customs. Al-Mahna explained that the employees of Al-Batha Customs are exerting utmost efforts in order to prevent the entry of everything that would harm the homeland and its capabilities.
