11 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.
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested an Eritrean
resident, six other residents and four Ethiopian violators of the border
security law in Jeddah governorate.[1][2][3][4]The directorate accused the 11 people
of promoting 26 kilograms of hashish.[1][2][3][4]
The suspects were stopped, the regulatory measures were taken against them and
they were referred to the Public Prosecution.[1][3][4]Ajel English reported the
same arrest of an Eritrean resident and 10 Ethiopians in Jeddah over 26
kilograms of hashish.[5]
The directorate asked citizens and residents to report information on drug
smuggling or promotion to its hotline, 995, or by email, and said all reports
would be kept confidential.[1][3]
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The article gives no separate date for the arrests; 9 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The six residents other than the Eritrean are not given a nationality.
No value, names, ages or court outcome were published; the suspects were only referred to the Public Prosecution.
Only one outlet and its English edition were found; both are the same publisher's account.
Al-Estad al-Akhbari gives the material only as "المخدرات" (drugs) in its body text; the hashish identification comes from its headline, which names 26 kilograms of cannabis hashish.
The page gives no date for the arrests; 9 November 2026 is its publication date.
This outlet does not separate residents from violators of the border security law, unlike the account already cited in the report.
The article carries the same directorate statement wording as the accounts already cited, so it is not an independent report.
This outlet gives no separate date for the arrests; 9 November 2026 is its publication date.
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