...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
seized 249,779 amphetamine pills and 25 kilograms of hashish from smugglers, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
Narcotics officers seized the tablets from a Saudi citizen who had hidden them inside hydraulic drilling equipment and was attempting to smuggle them into the country through Jeddah’s port.
The man was arrested and has been referred to the public prosecutor for further legal action.
In a separate incident, border guards in the Sakam area of Najran
a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a favored target of Houthi rocket forces because they can see it, so there's no math involved....
, near the southern border with Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, seized 25 kilograms of hashish from a smuggler.
Legal proceedings were initiated and the contraband was handed over to authorities.
Authorities in the Kingdom regularly thwart attempts by smugglers attempting to bring in drugs from neighboring countries.
Many of the drugs seized originate from Syria and Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers..., where an unstable political climate provides a breeding ground for the production of illicit substances.
Smugglers attempt to bring narcotics into wealthier Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, where buyers are likely to pay higher prices.