Two Ethiopians arrested in Riyadh for hashish dealing
Mujahideen patrols in Riyadh arrested two Ethiopian border-security violators accused of promoting hashish alongside amphetamine and regulated tablets. The men were stopped, processed and referred to the competent authority, with no published weight for the drugs.
General Directorate of Mujahideen patrols in the Riyadh region arrested two
Ethiopian nationals recorded as violators of the border-security system.[1]The directorate’s own account said the two were held for promoting hashish and
amphetamine drugs along with tablets subject to medical-circulation regulation.[2]The hashish named by the directorate is the cannabis component of this
mixed case, with the reported amphetamine and regulated tablets excluded from
cannabis quantities.[2]
Officers stopped the accused men and completed the statutory procedures against
them.[1]The directorate then referred both men to the competent authority for
further action.[1]
Security agencies asked the public to report drug smugglers and dealers on 911
in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province and on 999 in the rest of
the kingdom.[1]They also listed the General Directorate of Narcotics Control
number 995 and the email 995@gdnc.gov.sa for such reports.[1]The authorities
said all reports are handled with complete confidentiality and without any
liability for the informant.[1]
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Two handcuffed suspects seen from behind in front of a General Directorate of Mujahideen support-patrols backdrop.Photo details
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The article gives no separate date for the arrest, so 3 November 2026, the publication date, is used as the incident date.
No weight, quantity or value was published for the hashish, amphetamine or regulated tablets, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The full names of the two men were not published, only their Ethiopian nationality and border-violation status.
No charges or court outcome beyond referral to the competent authority were reported.
The amphetamine and regulated tablets are mentioned only to explain the mixed case and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in الإدارة العامة للمجاهدين: The General Directorate of Mujahideen is an Interior Ministry force whose Riyadh patrols made the arrest.
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