RIYADH: Authorities in Saudi Arabia thwarted an attempt to smuggle 75,794 amphetamine tablets into the Kingdom.

Spokesman of the General Directorate of Narcotics Control Maj. Mohammed Al-Najidi said the drugs were found during a raid targeting “criminal networks.”

The operation was held in coordination with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority in the capital, Riyadh.

Maj. Al-Najidi said two Syrians and one Egyptian were arrested and they were referred to the Public Prosecution.