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ROP foils drug smuggling attempt at Muscat International Airport; suspect caught hiding heroin in stomach

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has notified the arrest of an Asian national on charges of smuggling narcotics into Oman.

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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Muscat – The ROP stated that the Directorate General for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances, in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Department at Airport Security, apprehended an individual attempting to smuggle 120 capsules of heroin through Muscat International Airport. The suspect had concealed the illicit drugs inside his stomach in an effort to evade detection.

Following the arrest, legal procedures are being carried out against the individual.

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