Two Asian nationals arrested with marijuana, crystal meth in South Batinah
Police in South Al Batinah Governorate arrested two Asian nationals with a large quantity of marijuana and crystal meth after surveillance. The suspects had dissolved part of the drugs to conceal them, and legal procedures were under way.
Oman’s Directorate for Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under the
South Al Batinah Police Command arrested two Asian nationals after monitoring
and field surveillance.[1]The Royal Oman Police said the two were held for
possessing large quantities of marijuana and crystal meth.[2]Legal procedures
against the two were being completed.[1]
Police described the seizure as a large quantity of marijuana and crystal meth
held together.[1]The arrests were carried out by the Directorate for
Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under the South Al Batinah Police
Command.[2]The two had deliberately dissolved part of the drugs to conceal
them and evade detection.[2]
The operation was presented as part of the continuing efforts by Oman’s security
agencies against drug trafficking and the illicit psychotropic trade.[1]The
drug-combating directorate said it works around the clock to monitor
intelligence and detain those involved in such crimes.[1]Omani law provides
deterrent penalties for drug use and trafficking under the national anti-drug
strategy aimed at protecting young people and society.[1]
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The large quantity of marijuana and crystal meth seized in the South Al Batinah operationPhoto details
No separate marijuana weight was published; the reported large quantity covers marijuana and crystal meth together, so no kilograms are recorded and crystal meth is excluded from cannabis figures.
The sources give no separate date for the surveillance and arrests; 2 June 2026 is the publication date used as the incident date.
The two suspects were identified only as Asian nationals; no names, ages or other details were published.
No court outcome was reported; legal procedures were still being completed.
Both accounts report the police version; no separate Royal Oman Police statement page was opened directly.
Oman Customs found more than 4 kilograms of marijuana hidden in food bags inside a postal parcel on 19 October 2026. Earlier parcels yielded 2.07 kilograms in September 2024, and 5.4 kilograms from Thailand and 2.56 kilograms from Canada in June 2026. The cases point to small, repeated postal imports rather than one large shipment; no sender or recipient was named.
Police in South Al Batinah arrested seven Asian nationals in Al Barka after finding more than 185 kilograms of narcotics, including crystal meth, hashish, marijuana and morphine, and more than 120,000 psychotropic tablets. The Royal Oman Police said the group intended to traffic the drugs. The statement did not give a separate cannabis weight or say where the shipment entered Oman.
Customs officers at Salalah airport found 11.65 kilograms of marijuana in the baggage of two Indian travellers on 23 July 2025, then 6.5 kilograms in another Indian traveller's luggage five days later. At Muscat airport, officers reported 12.66 kilograms from a Chinese woman on 21 August and, on 13 September, 9 kilograms from one traveller and 8 kilograms hidden in food bags from another.
Police arrested two people linked to international trafficking networks after finding more than 85 kilograms of hashish and marijuana, plus 70,000 psychotropic tablets, at a coastal hideout in Quriyat. The Royal Oman Police said the drugs had been loaded into a vehicle for trafficking and consumption. The statement did not split the cannabis between resin and herb or name the source country.
