591 arrested and 264 kg of hashish seized in Jazan and Asir
Saudi security forces arrested 591 smugglers and seized 264 kilograms of hashish in the Jazan and Asir regions between December 2022 and March 2023, the Interior Ministry said on 5 April 2023.
Security forces detained 591 drug smugglers in the southern Jazan and Asir regions between December 2022 and March 2023, the Interior Ministry said on 5 April 2023.[1][2]
They seized264 kilograms of hashish over the campaign period.[1][2]A further 22.7 tons of khat and 473,799 tablets were also seized in the same operations.[1]
Preliminary legal proceedings were started and the accused were handed to the relevant authorities.[1]The interior minister later said dealers and smugglers would not be spared.[2]
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Saudi Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboah sector of Asir region foiled an attempt to smuggle 19 kilograms of hashish and 109,000 tablets under medical-trade controls, the directorate said on 12 November 2026. It said initial legal procedures had been completed and the seizures handed to the competent authority, without naming any suspect or giving an arrest figure.
Saudi Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Ardah sector of Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 46 kilograms of hashish, the directorate announced on 11 November 2026. It said initial legal procedures had been completed and the seized drugs handed over to the competent authority, without naming any suspect or giving an arrest figure.
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Border Guard said it foiled attempts to smuggle 76 kg of hashish and arrested those it called the smugglers, without saying how many. The same announcement reported 366,280 amphetamine tablets and 163,750 tablets under medical-trade controls, none of which is counted as cannabis.
Saudi Arabia's customs posts recorded 1,205 seizures of prohibited goods at land, sea and air crossings in one week, including 36 types of narcotics such as hashish, cocaine and Captagon. The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority gave no cannabis quantity, arrest count or breakdown of the individual cases.
