Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Aridah sector of Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region detained five Ethiopian nationals who were accused of smuggling 66 kilograms of hashish, the directorate said.[1] The five were described as violators of the kingdom’s border security law.[2] The General Directorate of Border Guards published the announcement on Friday 30 October 2026.[1]

The Border Guard said it had completed the initial legal procedures in the case against them and handed the five, with the seized hashish, to the competent authority to pursue legal action.[2] The case was one of three smuggling operations the directorate announced in Jazan and Asir that Friday, all involving Ethiopian nationals.[1]

The Border Guard again urged citizens and residents to report drug smuggling and trafficking through its 994 hotline or the anti-narcotics directorate’s 995 line, saying all reports are handled in strict confidence.[1]