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Saudi Arabia arrests 124 suspected drug traffickers
Jun 6, 2010, 12:35 GMT
Riyadh - Saudi forces have arrested 124 suspected drug dealers in several operations over the past two months, the Interior Ministry said in on Sunday.
Those detained included 76 Saudis, and people from the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. More than 6.5 tons of hashish and about two kilograms of heroin were seized.
Last April, 195 people were arrested for smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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