Saudi anti-narcotics authority seizes 11 million amphetamine pills in Dammam

Saudi anti-narcotics authority seizes 11 million amphetamine pills in  Dammam.
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A photo released by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control shows seized illegal drugs and two suspects  arrested in  connection with the smuggling. The smugglers hid the amphetamine pills in a food shipment
Authorities discovered  them at King Abdulaziz Port in  Dammam.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's  anti-narcotics authority on Wednesday  foiled an attempt to smuggle  11 million illegal and dangerous  amphetamine pills.
The General Directorate of Narcotics Control, or GDNC, announced the discovery of 11,108,998 amphetamine pills  hidden in a food shipment at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, located in the Eastern  Region.
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Two suspects were arrested  - a resident Jordanian and a Saudi  national - by the GDNC,  which is acting in coordination with the Zakat,  Taxes and Customs Authority, which  oversees the security of all land and  sea ports in the  Kingdom.
The street value of the seized amphetamine  tablets, also known as  Captagon, ranges  from $10  to $25 each.  The haul is estimated to be between $111 million and $227  million.
Drug trafficking is a serious crime in Saudi Arabia. It  carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison,  as well as 50 lashes and a fine for first-time offenders involved in  drug trafficking, consumption or  trafficking. However, individuals who  commit the crime repeatedly  are subject to the death penalty, according to the  GDNC.
Security authorities  have asked the public to report drug  trafficking or  sales by calling 911 in  Mecca, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, or 999 in other  areas.

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