Seizure6 July 2024verifiedCET-SQKP1D

Marib forces seize 190 kg of hashish bound for Houthi areas

Security forces in Marib stopped a truck carrying 190 kg of hashish at a checkpoint and said it was being smuggled into Houthi-controlled territory. The head of Marib's drug-control department, Abdul Razzaq al-Ruwaifi, said the shipment and the accused were handed to the prosecution. The seizure was announced by the official Saba news agency and reported by Yemen Monitor.

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Security forces in Marib stopped a truck carrying 190 kg of hashish at a checkpoint and said it was being smuggled into Houthi-controlled territory. The head of Marib’s drug-control department, Abdul Razzaq al-Ruwaifi, said the shipment and the accused were handed to the prosecution. The seizure was announced by the official Saba news agency and reported by Yemen Monitor.^[1]

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Yemeni security forces in Marib seize 190 kg of hashish on its way to the Houthis. Yemen Monitor. 6 July 2024 seizure; Abdul Razzaq al-Ruwaifi.

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