JEDDAH: Customs officers at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah foiled two attempts to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom, which were found hidden inside the intestines of two Asian nationals.
Mohammad Al-Aqeel, director general of Customs at airport, said that during the routine customs checks, the officers found 87 cocaine capsules weighing 1 kilo and 3.5 grams hidden inside one of the passenger’s intestines, while 89 heroin capsules weighing 615.5 grams were found hidden in the stomach of another passenger.
Necessary action has been taken against both, he said, confirming that customs officers apply all means to identify smuggling attempts at all the ports. Over the past week, customs officials also managed to foil an attempt to smuggle nearly a quarter kilo of raw heroin by travelers who had also hidden the material in the stomach.
