DRUG BUST OF FIVE TONS OF HASHISH

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SAUDI ARABIA MAKES LARGEST EVER DRUG BUST OF FIVE TONS OF HASHISH
(Source:Khaleej Times)
13 Apr 2004

Saudi Arabia
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RIYADH - Saudi security forces made the kingdom's largest ever drug bust, foiling a bid to smuggle in more than five tons of hashish, a newspaper reported Tuesday, citing drug enforcement agency officials.

"The Drug Combating Department in the Riyadh region, in cooperation with the customs at the dry port in Riyadh, foiled an attempt to smuggle 5,200 kilograms ( 11,464 pounds ) of hashish into the kingdom," on Monday, Arab News quoted the departments director as saying.

Eight suspects, "seven from an east Asian country and one Arab," were arrested as they attempted to receive the cargo at a warehouse, said Major General Othman al-Assaf.

Another three suspected of taking part in the operation were arrested later, he added.

"The drug consignment contained 5,291 kilograms of hashish, which is the largest quantity of drugs ever seized in the history of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the official said.

Saudi Arabia applies a strict form of sharia, or Islamic law, and convicted drug traffickers can face beheading.



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MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager
Pubdate: Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Source: Khaleej Times (UAE)
Copyright: 2004 Khaleej Times
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