Border Guard ground patrols in the Al-Dair sector of Jazan region apprehended 27 violators of the border security system of Ethiopian nationality after catching them red-handed smuggling 920 kilograms of the narcotic khat plant.

The General Directorate of Border Guards stated that the preliminary legal procedures against the detainees have been completed, and they, along with the seized items, have been handed over to the competent authority.

The security authorities called on citizens and residents to report any information related to drug smuggling or trafficking activities via the number 911 in the regions of Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and the number 999 in the rest of the Kingdom's regions, as well as the General Directorate of Narcotics Control's reporting number 995, stressing that all reports are handled with complete confidentiality and that the informant bears no responsibility.