Security forces seized SR1.7 billion worth of narcotics and arrested 681 men involved in drug smuggling and trafficking during the past four months, an official said yesterday.

Security forces have arrested 475 people for being allegedly involved in smuggling and trafficking drugs worth more than SR1.71 billion (approx. € 334 mln) into the Kingdom during the last four months.

The Middle East leads the world in amphetamine seizures but governments in the region have been slow to admit there is a drug abuse problem, hindering efforts to fight it

Drug traffickers in Syria and Jordan are cashing in on growing demand for amphetamines in Bahrain and other Gulf countries, according to a new United Nations (UN) report.

Saudi security forces and anti-drug police seized 6.53 tons of hashish, 6.79 million amphetamine tablets and 2.44 kilograms of heroin in several operations over the past two months

JEDDAH: Saudi security authorities have seized 8.35 million narcotic pills worth SR292.28 million, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman at the Interior Ministry, said Sunday.