JAZAN: Saudi authorities foiled massive drug smuggling attempts in several regions of the Kingdom, arresting 182 people. Patrols of the security regiments in the Jazan region arrested a citizen in the Faifa governorate with 175 kg of the narcotic plant khat in his possession. In another attempt, the authorities also arrested 61 people involved in drug smuggling in the regions of Jazan, Najran and Asir. Col. Misfir Al-Qarini, spokesman for the General Directorate of Border Guard, said that land patrols in the three regions thwarted attempts to smuggle 760 kg of hashish and almost 46 tons of khat. Among the violators were 41 Saudis, 11 Ethiopians, seven Yemenis and two Pakistanis. Al-Qarini also declared that land and sea patrols in the regions of Jazan, Najran, Asir, Jouf and Tabuk thwarted attempts to smuggle 708,910 amphetamine tablets, 136 kg of hashish and almost 801 tons of khat. Authorities arrested 120 suspects, 40 of whom were Saudi citizens, while the 80 others included 47 Yemenis, 27 Ethiopians, two Somalis, two Egyptians, one Pakistani and one Jordanian. All the smugglers were apprehended and referred to the appropriate agencies.