ROP foils drug smuggling attempt

Times News service MUSCAT: In a major crackdown on drug traffickers, Royal Oman Police (ROP) foiled a bid to smuggle in more than 3,000 bundles of ‘Khat’ drug in Dhofar.

According to ROP source, the coastguards spotted a suspicious boat in the Omani territorial waters. Officers arrested an Asian national on the boat for allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country, according to ROP. “He was sent to the anti-narcotics department in Dhofar along with the seized items to continue legal procedures,” said the source.