- HUDAITHA: Customs officers at Hudaitha border crossing in northern Saudi Arabia have foiled the smuggling of 2.4 million narcotic tablets, believed to be fenethylline-containing Captagon pills, concealed inside a consignment of thread, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The officers also stopped large quantities of imitation goods, including 1,000 pieces of soaps, 855 oil filters and 7,500 CDs, from entering the Kingdom, said Zayed Al-Zayed, director of customs in Hudaitha.

