JAZAN — A Border Guard patrol team arrested seven smugglers who were attempting to smuggle a huge quantity of the narcotic plant qat into the country. Jazan Border Guards spokesman Brig. Abdullah Bin-Mahfouz said the smugglers were spotted crossing the borders and Border Guards fired warning shots. The smugglers dropped their cargo and tried to flee, but the officers were successful in arresting seven of them, while the others escaped. The smugglers were trying to smuggle 3,430 bundles of qat.
