On Wednesday, the Saudi authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,056,162 amphetamine tablets hidden in plastic barrels in the Tabuk region.
The Saudi Ministry of Interior said, through a video posted on its Twitter account, that the security follow-up to the activities and attempts to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom resulted in the naval patrols in the Al-Wajh sector in the Tabuk region thwarting an attempt to smuggle 1,056,162 amphetamine tablets, and seizing them hidden in plastic barrels.
Thwarting an attempt to smuggle (1,056,162) amphetamine tablets in the Tabuk region, hidden in plastic barrels.#war_on_drugs pic.twitter.com/X7lJsVwYBX
— Ministry of Interior (@MOISaudiArabia) February 9, 2022
The ministry indicated that the initial regulatory measures were taken, and the seizures were handed over to the competent authorities.
Expected Wolf “Medical News TodayAmphetamine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant and is primarily used to treat some medical conditions, but is also highly addictive and considered a dangerous substance with a long history of illegal use.
Clinically, stimulants such as amphetamine are used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when used with a prescription.
But amphetamine tablets known as “speed pills” are used for recreational purposes, as they can lead to euphoria, knowing that they carry many harmful effects, according to the medical website.
Adverse effects of this type of narcotic pill include insomnia, blurred vision, sudden respiratory attacks, heart problems, and psychosis.
On January 5, the Saudi border guards thwarted, on Wednesday, an attempt to smuggle 2.8 million amphetamine tablets across the eastern borders of the Kingdom, and tons of narcotics from the south of the country.
Timelessness Saudi Press AgencyA spokesman for the General Directorate of Border Guards, Misfir Al-Qarini, said that the person who was scheduled to receive the “goods” was arrested.
In April, Saudi Arabia announced the suspension of fruit and vegetable imports from Lebanon, after confiscating more than five million amphetamine tablets hidden in a shipment of pomegranateBeirut was accused of inaction.
Then, in June, the Kingdom, in coordination with the Lebanese authorities, confiscated 14.4 million amphetamine tablets sourced from Lebanon.