Oman crime: Attempt to smuggle drugs foiled by police

Energy Wednesday 08/March/2017 23:13 PM
By: Times News Service
Oman crime: Attempt to smuggle drugs foiled by police

Muscat: Al Buraimi Police prevented smuggling of 21 kilogrammes of hashish into the Sultanate.
The suspects, who were trying to smuggle the drug in two vehicles were arrested, said an official source at Al Buraimi Police Headquarters .
Arrested
Meanwhile, 213 persons of different nationalities were arrested in by ROP in different governorates in February for illegally entering the Sultanate, down from 228 during the same month last year. 189 infiltrators were deported in coordination with the respective embassies.