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Three expats held for possession of over 41,000kg of drugs in Oman

TAS News Service

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

MUSCAT : Three expats who are linked with an international drug smuggling network have been arrested on Sunday.

In a statement issued by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said the gang was caught with over 40,000kg of crystal drugs. “The General Administration for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances arrested three expatriates on charges of smuggling and trafficking in narcotic substances in conjunction with an international gang, and seized from their possession 41,282 kilograms of crystal drug. The legal procedures are being completed against them,” ROP said in the statement.

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