Anti-smuggling in the Red Sea confiscated nearly half a ton of drugs and a quantity of weapons and ammunition
In a new achievement for the customs forces, the Red Sea State Anti-Smuggling Forces were able to seize (424) kilograms of drugs in one of the areas south of the city of Port Sudan. The Acting Minister of the Interior, Major General (M) Khalil Pasha Sairin, reviewed the qualitative seizure, praising the great efforts made by the anti-smuggling forces at sea. Al-Ahmar affirmed their support by providing all aids, calling for more efforts to protect the economy, combat smuggling, and protect society from all the various security threats. For his part, Major General Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, the acting Director General of the Customs Forces, explained that this seizure is considered one of the qualitative and large-scale seizures. Due to the presence of international gangs specialized in this field and the great danger that weapons pose to the security of the Red Sea State, especially in light of these circumstances. Major General (Jurist) Hashim Muhammad Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Assistant Director General for Combating Smuggling, also renewed their full commitment to combating all forms of smuggling through land rafts. And the navy and the bases that work day and night with strong determination in order to maintain the security and safety of citizens. His Excellency explained that drugs constitute a major support for the rebel militia by drugging its soldiers in battles, as it is difficult for the rebels to confront the attacks of the armed forces except through their use of these drugs, stressing that his forces are on the lookout for all of these. Failed attempts. For his part, the Director of the Anti-Smuggling Department in the Red Sea, Brigadier General Abbas Abdel Qader Dinar, stated that the seizure was made after the availability of information and after careful monitoring and follow-up. A number of (297) kilograms of narcotic ice, a number (64) kilograms of cocaine, and a number (2) kilograms were seized. Hashish and (4) kilograms of heroin, along with (57) kilograms of lithium sulphate, two horn guns and ten Kalashnikov rifles, and the means of smuggling, a GMC vehicle, was seized.
