RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) stated it has thwarted an try and smuggle 269,411 captagon tablets at Al Haditha land port, after the medicine had been hid inside a meals cargo getting into the Kingdom.
ZATCA spokesperson Hammoud Al-Harbi stated the cargo was declared as meals merchandise and underwent normal customs procedures, together with inspection utilizing superior safety applied sciences and reside detection strategies.
The tablets, containing the amphetamine-based drug captagon, had been discovered hidden inside containers of ghee.
Following the seizure, ZATCA coordinated with the Common Directorate of Narcotics Management, resulting in the arrest of two people contained in the Kingdom who had been set to obtain the medicine, Al-Harbi stated.
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He reaffirmed that ZATCA continues to tighten customs controls in any respect land, sea and air ports to fight smuggling makes an attempt and defend society from medicine and different prohibited objects, consistent with the authority’s safety technique.
Al-Harbi additionally urged the general public to contribute to anti-smuggling efforts by reporting suspicious actions by way of the devoted safety hotline 1910, the e-mail deal with [email protected], or the worldwide quantity 009661910.
He stated stories are dealt with with full confidentiality and will qualify for a monetary reward if the data proves correct.
