Drugs seized from two pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia The incident took place at the Al Haditha check post on the Saudi-Jordanian border. More than 140,000 pills were seized from the bus carrying the pilgrims. The drugs were found during a search of a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims coming to Saudi Arabia via the Al Haditha check post. Saudi customs officials said 1,41,831 captagon pills were seized. The inspection was carried out using police dogs.
The drug was found hidden in bottles of olive oil and wrapped in a plastic bag. Customs detains two drug smugglers The Customs Authority said that there was an attempt to smuggle drugs under the guise of Umrah pilgrimage. They enter Saudi Arabia under the guise of Umrah pilgrims. Therefore, the inspection has been tightened in collaboration with various departments, officials said. Earlier this month, customs seized more than 1.5 million captagon drugs trying to smuggle through the same area. The Border Security Force requests anyone with information regarding smuggling and customs violations to call 1910.
