Drug smuggling bids foiled by Royal Oman Police

Energy Thursday 06/July/2017 13:44 PM
By: Times News Service
Drug smuggling bids foiled by Royal Oman Police

Muscat: Two individuals were caught attempting to smuggle narcotic tablets in their bags through Muscat International Airport, the ROP announced.
In two separate cases, the ROP's General Directorate for the Control of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances had arrested two expats of Asian nationalities while they attempted to smuggle psychotropic tablets into the country.
The individuals attempted to enter through the airport, where one was caught with 240 tablets of Clonazepam, and the other individual was caught with 150 Tramadol tablets.
The defendants were referred to the Public Prosecution to complete the investigation.