hashish

Sudan forces seize tons of hashish in Darfur ambush

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

A Sudanese counter-insurgency unit said Sunday it had seized 19 tons of hashish in war-torn Darfur, in one of the largest hauls ever reported in Sudan. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), usually used to crush rebels in the country’s conflict areas, seized two vehicles loaded with hashish after a gunfight with smugglers in the state of South Darfur last week.Read more

Attempt to smuggle 472 kg hashish foiled, 30 smugglers arrested

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

Border guards in Jazan and Najran have foiled an attempt to smuggle 472.55 kilograms of Hashish and 855 amphetamine pills (Captagon) into Saudi Arabia. Spokesman Col. Saher bin Mohammed Al-Harbi revealed that in the past two weeks, guards in Jazan and Najran have foiled several attempts to smuggle large quantities of hashish and Captagon into the Kingdom. Several people wereRead more

Attempt to smuggle 100 kg of hashish foiled

Muscat - Arab Today

A smuggler attempting to get away with 100kg of hashish was arrested by the ROP on Monday morning. The smuggler hid the narcotics within the cargo truck, and was pursued while crossing the Sultanate borders. According to a source within ROP leadership in Buraimi, the smuggler holds an Arab Nationality, and worked as a truck driver to transfer food suppliesRead more

Drug smugglers arrested

Muscat - Arab Today

Nine suspects, among them two Omanis, were arrested for possession and smuggling of narcotics. The Directorate General of Narcotics Control in South Al Batinah Royal Oman Police arrested six suspects for possession and smuggling of hashish, heroin, Avian and 633 psychotropic capsules. In a similar case in Buraimi, the Directorate General of Narcotics Control arrested three suspects for possession andRead more

Jordan's Border Guard Foils Drug Trafficking Bid

Amman - Arab Today

Jordanian border guards Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle in large amounts of drugs from Syria, seized the contraband and arrested four suspects. "An advance watch force on the northeastern side of the frontier tracked the suspects' movement, applying rules of engagement and seizing 781,000 Captagon drug pills and 180,000 bags of hashish", Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army general headquartersRead more

Infiltrators detained, 1 ton hashish seized

Jeddah - Arab Today

Border patrols and teams in the south and west of the Kingdom thwarted the smuggling of 1,074 kg hashish and arrested over 200 infiltrators who tried to enter the country by sea during the period between Ramadan 21 and 29. Border Guard spokesman Brig. Gen. Saher bin Mohammed Al-Harbi said the border patrols in Makkah during this period managed toRead more

400 tons of hashish seized during 2015

Cairo - Arab Today

Security agencies seized about 400 tons of hashish and large amounts of narcotic pills during 2015, said Director of the Anti-Narcotics General Administration Ahmed el Khouly said. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday on the occasion of launching the annual report of the General Administration For Drug Control, he added that the administration had curtailed the trade of tramadolRead more