Foiling an Attempt to Smuggle Narcotic Medicines Through Al-Waleed Border Crossing

Customs authorities announced the thwarting of a major attempt to smuggle a shipment of prohibited narcotic human medicines at the Al-Waleed border crossing. An official statement reported that rigorous inspection procedures of a cargo vehicle arriving from a neighboring country resulted in the seizure of thousands of hidden medical narcotic boxes. Authorities emphasized that the operation was carried out with high-level security coordination with relevant intelligence and security agencies, as part of an integrated strategy to protect health and economic security and combat all forms of smuggling.