Anti-narcotic squads in Riyadh region have arrested three drug traffickers who were peddling narcotics through the social media. The General Directorate for Drug Combating said it first monitored the movements of one of the arrested traffickers who was using social networks to sell banned pills. The Directorate has expanded its monitoring operations to also cover social networking sites. It has succeeded in arresting a number of traffickers who were exploiting the intranet to boost their illicit trade.