Saudi and Qatari authorities foil attempt to smuggle 4m amphetamine pills into Kingdom

RIYADH: Authorities in Saudi Arabia thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than four million amphetamine tablets into the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

Maj. Mohammed Al-Nujaidi, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, said 4,091,250 pills were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed during an operation at Jeddah Islamic Port carried out by Saudi officials in cooperation with counterparts in Qatar, and in coordination with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority.