JEDDAH: Saudi customs in the town of Khafji, on the border with Kuwait, thwarted an attempt to smuggle 11,759 bullets, which had been hidden in different parts of two vehicles, reported Al-Arabiya.
Eid Al-Anzi, director general of Khafji customs, said the ammunition was caught during two smuggling attempts via two separate private vehicles.
During the first attempt, he said that 7,259 shotgun bullets, 1,000 Schuetzen gun bullets, 2,500 rifle bullets, 2 Kalashnikovs and 2 spear guns were found wrapped in cloth and hidden under the feet of the family members of the vehicle’s driver.
During the second attempt, Anzi said, the officials foiled the smuggling of 1,000 Schuetzen bullets, hidden inside the car’s spare tire.
Foiled: Bid to smuggle 11,000 bullets
Foiled: Bid to smuggle 11,000 bullets
