Border Guard in Jazan Region have foiled a number of smuggling attempts during the month of Thulhijjah, the last month of the year 1433 H. The spokesman of Interior Ministry Colonel Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Mahfouz announced that the drugs and psychotropic substances captured in these operations consist of 212,706 kg of Qatt, 245 bottles of wine, 43 different pieces of weapons, 6,378 of ammunition rounds, 1,979 kg of different foodstuffs, 4,227 head of cattle, 2,879 kg of snuff, 190 kg of tobacco materials, 2,726 kg fireworks, 245 narcotic pills and 1,603 kg of hashish. He added that the cash confiscated from the drug 281 smugglers was SR 172,242 while as many as 22,969 infiltrators were apprehended crossing the border illegally.
