JAZAN/ASIR — Border Guard land patrols arrested 18 Ethiopian nationals and thwarted the smuggling of a total of 320 kg of khat and 79,300 regulated tablets in four separate operations across Asir and Jazan. In Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Raboua Sector arrested four Ethiopian nationals, violators of the Border Security Law, for smuggling 80 kilograms of khat. **media[2758458]** In Jazan, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Dayer Sector arrested 12 Ethiopian nationals for smuggling 240 kilograms of khat. In a separate operation in the same sector, two Ethiopian nationals were arrested for smuggling 20,800 tablets subject to medical circulation regulations. Border Guard land patrols also thwarted a separate attempt in Al-Dayer to smuggle 58,500 tablets subject to medical circulation regulations. **media[2758459]** Authorities said initial legal procedures were completed in all four cases, with the suspects, where applicable, and seized items handed over to the competent authority. The public can report information by calling 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, 999 in the rest of the Kingdom, 994 for the Border Guard, or 995 for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control. **media[2758456]** Reports can also be submitted to the General Directorate of Narcotics Control via email at 995@gdnc.gov.sa. Authorities stressed that all reports will be handled with complete confidentiality and that informants will bear no responsibility for the reported incident.
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