Saudi Customs Archives

August 15, 2025
International
World

Saudi Arabia customs seize 28.9 kg of cocaine hidden in frozen meat at Jeddah Islamic Port | World News

On Friday, officials from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 28.9 kilograms of cocaine into the Kingdom through Jeddah Islamic Port.Authority spokesperson Hamoud Al-Harbi said the narcotics were discovered hidden inside a shipment of frozen meat after it underwent customs procedures and was inspected using security screening technology and […]

August 9, 2025
International
World

What is Captagon? Saudi customs seize over 400,000 pills hidden in sheep wool at Haditha border | World News

Captagon is an illegal synthetic stimulant, originally developed in the 1960s, now widely abused and trafficked in the Middle East/ Image: ZATCA via Saudi Gazette Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has once again intercepted a major drug trafficking attempt, this time, 406,400 Captagon pills hidden inside sheep wool at the Haditha border […]