JAZAN/ASIR — Border Guard land patrols arrested five Ethiopian nationals in Asir and Jazan and thwarted the smuggling of a total of 301 kilograms of drugs and 40,100 tablets in separate operations. In Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboua Sector arrested one Ethiopian national, a violator of the Border Security Law, for smuggling 96 kilograms of khat. **media[2754965]** In Jazan, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dayer Sector arrested four Ethiopian nationals for smuggling 160 kilograms of khat. In a separate operation in Jazan’s Al-Dayer Sector, Border Guard land patrols thwarted an attempt to smuggle 38,500 pills subject to medical circulation regulations, 1,600 amphetamine tablets and 45 kilograms of hashish. Authorities said initial legal procedures were completed in all three cases, with the suspects, where applicable, and seized items handed over to the competent authority. **media[2754964]** The authorities urged the public to report information related to drug smuggling or trafficking by calling 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, 999 in the rest of theKingdom, 994 for the Border Guard, or 995 for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control. Reports can also be submitted to the General Directorate of Narcotics Control via email at 995@gdnc.gov.sa. Authorities stressed that all reports will be handled with complete confidentiality and that informants will bear no responsibility for the reported incident.
