Yemeni 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.
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested several alleged
drug promoters in the Jazan, Hail and Al-Baha regions in security operations.[1]
In Jazan region, officers arrested a Yemeni national who had violated the border
security law, accused of promoting 20 kilograms of hashish.[1][2]In Hail region,
officers arrested two citizens accused of promoting 5,000 amphetamine tablets.[1]In Al-Baha region, the directorate detained two citizens over their
involvement in promoting amphetamine.[1]All the suspects were stopped, legal
procedures were taken against them and they were referred to the Public
Prosecution.[1][2]
The directorate asked the public to report drug smugglers and promoters on 995,
on 911 in Mecca, Medina, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and on 999 in the rest
of the kingdom.[1]It said reports could also be sent by email or through its
account on X, and would be treated in strict confidence.[1]
In the rest of the Kingdom, the reporting numbers are 999 and 994.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives no separate date for the operations; 7 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The headline says 25 kg of hashish but the text says 20 kg, all of it in Jazan; the report uses the text figure.
The article describes one Yemeni arrested in Jazan and two citizens in Hail and two in Al-Baha; it gives no separate total, though the opening refers only to 'a number of' promoters.
The article does not say how the Hail tablets relate to the Al-Baha case, or whether any hashish was found with the Hail or Al-Baha suspects.
No town or district within Jazan, Hail or Al-Baha was named; coordinates are for Jazan city, the regional capital.
None of the suspects was named, no ages were given, and no charges before a court or court outcome was reported; all were referred to the Public Prosecution.
Only one accessible source for this event was found; searches in Arabic located an Instagram reel about the operation that could not be opened as an article.
The page gives no separate date for the arrest; 7 November 2026 is its publication date.
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