General Directorate of Narcotics Control (Saudi Arabia)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Anti-narcotics agency · 13 reports
- People arrested
- 154
- Cannabis seized
- 368.6 kg
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Two held in Asir for promoting hashish, meth and regulated pills
Saudi narcotics police arrested a Saudi citizen and a Yemeni border violator in Asir region for allegedly promoting hashish, methamphetamine and regulated tablets. Both were referred to the Public Prosecution after initial legal procedures.
Arrested 2Citizen and Yemeni held with 32 kg of hashish in Saudi Jazan
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a Saudi citizen and a Yemeni resident in Jazan region, accusing them of promoting 32 kilograms of hashish and tablets subject to medical-trade controls. The directorate said both were stopped, legal procedures were taken and they were referred to the Public Prosecution.
Arrested 2Cannabis 32 kg11 held in Jeddah with 26 kg of hashish, anti-narcotics directorate says
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested 11 people in Jeddah governorate, an Eritrean resident, six other residents and four Ethiopian violators of the border security law, accusing them of promoting 26 kg of hashish. The suspects were stopped and referred to the Public Prosecution.
Arrested 11Cannabis 26 kgYemeni held with 20 kg of hashish in Jazan in a three-region drugs sweep
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a Yemeni who had violated the border security law in Jazan region, accusing him of promoting 20 kilograms of hashish, and detained two citizens each in Hail and Al-Baha over amphetamine dealing. All five suspects were stopped and referred to the Public Prosecution.
Arrested 5Cannabis 20 kgNine held in four Saudi drug operations as Qassim pair face hashish charge
Border Guard patrols and the General Directorate of Narcotics Control detained nine people in four separate operations in Jazan, Qassim, Riyadh and Jeddah, among them two people accused of promoting hashish and 2,837 amphetamine tablets in Qassim.
Arrested 931 held as Saudi police and border guards seize 36.1 kg of hashish
Saudi security agencies arrested 31 people in one day of operations against smuggling and drug promotion across Jeddah, Jazan, Asir, Riyadh, Al-Jawf and the Eastern Province, seizing 36.1 kg of hashish. Most were Ethiopian and Yemeni border-security violators stopped with khat or hashish at southern border sectors, and all those held were referred to the competent authorities.
Arrested 31Cannabis 36.1 kg4 arrested with 1.1 kg hashish in Saudi Eastern Province
Saudi anti-narcotics officers arrested four people in the Eastern Province, including three Ethiopian border violators and a Saudi citizen, seizing 1.1 kg of hashish. The suspects were referred to the Public Prosecution, while a separate Riyadh methamphetamine case in the same announcement is excluded from cannabis figures.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.1 kgTwo Ethiopians arrested in Riyadh for hashish dealing
Mujahideen patrols in Riyadh arrested two Ethiopian border-security violators accused of promoting hashish alongside amphetamine and regulated tablets. The men were stopped, processed and referred to the competent authority, with no published weight for the drugs.
Arrested 271 held as 164 kg of hashish seized in Saudi one-day operations
Saudi security agencies detained 71 suspects and seized 164 kg of hashish alongside khat, heroin, methamphetamine and pills in operations across six regions announced on 2 November 2026. Border guards accounted for the hashish and most arrests, with smaller anti-narcotics cases in Al-Jawf, Jazan and Qassim.
Arrested 71Cannabis 164 kgSix arrested in 3-city Saudi roundup; 11 kg hashish seized in Jeddah
Saudi anti-narcotics police arrested six people in Medina, Riyadh and Jeddah, including three citizens held in Jeddah with 11 kg of hashish. All six were detained and referred to the Public Prosecution; amphetamine, medical-control tablets and shabu in the same roundup are not counted as cannabis.
Arrested 6Cannabis 11 kgSaudi anti-narcotics police arrest eight over hashish and amphetamine
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested eight citizens in two operations: six in Qassim accused of promoting hashish and amphetamine, and two in Hail accused of possessing and promoting 2.5 kg of hashish and tablets subject to medical-sale controls. All were detained and referred to the Public Prosecution; no names or court dates were reported.
Arrested 8Cannabis 2.5 kgThree arrested in Jeddah with 1.9 kg hashish
Saudi anti-narcotics police arrested two Yemeni residents and a Moroccan visitor in Jeddah for promoting drugs, seizing 1.9 kg of hashish. The three were detained and referred to the Public Prosecution; cocaine, methamphetamine and medical-control tablets in the same seizure are not counted as cannabis.
Arrested 3Cannabis 1.9 kgAsir border guards foil smuggling of 74 kg of hashish
On 14 October 2025 Saudi Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboah sector of Asir thwarted an attempt to smuggle 74 kilograms of hashish and 45,000 amphetamine tablets. Initial legal steps were completed and the seized drugs were handed to the competent authority; no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 74 kg