MUSCAT: Royal Oman Police coast guards intercepted a boat off the coast of Musandam with two Asians aboard and arrested them for carrying alcoholic beverages. The officers seized 25 medium sized cartons of alcohol.
In another part of the Sultanate, coast guards affiliated with the Dhofar ROP intercepted a boat off the coast of Mirbat Wilayat carrying a large amount of khat. The people on board were arrested. The suspects were referred to the Public Prosecution.
A source from the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said that customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 104 kilogrammes of chewing tobacco through Wadi Al Jazi border post in Buraimi Wilayat.
Similarly, the ROP Customs detected an attempt to smuggle tens of kilogrammes of chewing tobacco through the Al Wajajah border.
Officers also foiled an attempt to smuggle 300 psychotropic tablets at Muscat International Airport.
Royal Oman Police officers in Al Buraimi arrested 19 Asians for violating the labour law and foreign residency law, while four of them were also charged with entering the country illegally.
Elsewhere in the Sultanate, officers at the Wadi Al Jazi border post arrested a driver for attempting to smuggle 137 cartons of cigarettes which he had concealed in different parts of his vehicle. They were all referred to the Public Prosecution.
Three nationals were arrested in Liwa for robbing a commercial store. A Royal Oman Police source said that the suspects cut the chained lock and broke open the doors of the store before decamping with OMR2,000. After investigations, the ROP apprehended the suspects who confessed to their crime.
A man and two women, all Asians, were arrested by the Al Buraimi Royal Oman Police for prostitution. Reports indicate that the accused were performing illicit activities in a rented house in exchange for money. The ROP calls on real estate owners to identify the tenant and report any illegal activities.
The Directorate of Narcotics Control of the North Al Batinah Royal Oman Police were able to arrest four citizens in A’Zahiya area in Liwa for possession of heroin as well as its trafficking and use.
