Expat arrested for stealing, ROP thwarts smuggling operation

An expat was arrested for stealing from a home in Al Dhahirah Governorate."Al Dhahirah Governorate Police Head has arrested an Asian for stealing from a house in the absence of the residents. Legal procedures are being completed against him." - ROP. In an unrelated incident, the police thwarted a smuggling operation of large quantities of cigarettes and illegal immigrants into the Sultanate.