RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Narcotics Control, in coordination with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority on Wednesday thwarted an attempt to smuggle 3,989,000 highly addictive and illegal amphetamine pills into the country. The tablets were found hidden in a shipment of bell peppers. Five recipients were apprehended in Jeddah and Riyadh, and referred to the Public Prosecution.