Four Ethiopians held as 35 kg of hashish seized in Jazan's Al-Dair
Saudi Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dair sector of Jazan region arrested four Ethiopian border-security violators accused of smuggling 35 kilograms of hashish, with 74,400 medically regulated tablets. The directorate said it completed initial legal procedures and handed the four and the seized items to the competent authority.
Saudi Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dair sector of Jazan region arrested
four violators of the border security law who were trying to smuggle 35
kilograms of hashish.[1][2]All four were Ethiopian nationals, according to Ajel
and Sraha.[3]The same interception also turned up 74,400 tablets subject to
medical-trade controls, which are not counted as cannabis.[4][2]
The Border Guard published the case on its own X account on 5 November 2026,
without naming the sector.[5]The directorate said initial legal procedures
had been completed against the four and that they had been handed, with the
seized items, to the competent authority.[1]
In the same batch of operations, patrols in the Al-Raboah sector of Asir region
arrested two Yemeni border-security violators over 40 kilograms of khat plant,
which is not cannabis.[4]A separate Jazan interception in the same
announcement stopped eight border-security violators accused of smuggling 150
kilograms of khat plant, also outside the cannabis figures.[4]The Border
Guard said it had completed initial procedures for everyone detained across the
Asir and Jazan operations and handed them with the seizures to the competent
authority for the penalties set by law.[4]
The security agencies urged citizens and residents to report any information on
drug smuggling or promotion through the approved channels.[4]
Photos and video
Photograph posted by the Saudi Border Guard with its 5 November 2026 announcement of the four Jazan arrests and the 35 kg of hashish; the post carries no separate caption for the picture. Photo: حرس الحدود السعوديPhoto details
صحيفة سبقsabq.orgARحرس الحدود يحبط تهريب قات وحشيش وأقراص مخدرة في عسير وجازان
حرس الحدود السعودي (@BG994), Xx.comARحرس الحدود السعودي on X: "#حرس_الحدود بمنطقة جازان يقبض على (4) مخالفين لنظام أمن الحدود، لتهريبهم (35) كيلوجرامًا من مادة الحشيش المخدر، و(74,400) قرص خاضع لتنظيم التداول الطبي."
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The articles give no separate date for the arrests; 5 November 2026 is their publication date and is used as the incident date.
The four detainees' names and ages were not published.
No value or street price was given for the 35 kilograms of hashish, and the articles do not say what the 74,400 medically regulated tablets contained.
The same announcement reports separate khat interceptions of 40 kilograms in Asir and 150 kilograms in Jazan; khat is not cannabis and those quantities are not counted here.
The Sabq article says 12 border-security violators in all, while Ajel, Sraha and the Border Guard post describe this Jazan case alone as four; the report counts only the four in the hashish case.
No charges, court dates or sentences were reported; the Border Guard said only that initial legal procedures were completed.
The Border Guard's X post carries a photograph with no independent caption establishing it shows this seizure; it is linked to the post with that caveat.
The Al-Estad article repeats the Border Guard announcement without naming its own sector-level source and adds no details beyond those already reported.
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.
Saudi anti-narcotics officers arrested two Saudi citizens in Riyadh for dealing drugs. They seized 10 kg of hashish along with cocaine and 2,170 regulated tablets, and referred the men to the Public Prosecution.
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.
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.
