Police thwarts an attempt to smuggle 550kgs of drugs into Oman

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP), has foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 550 kilograms of drugs into the Sultanate of Oman. 

ROP said in a statement :"The Coast Guard Police under Dhofar Governorate Police Command and in cooperation with the General Directorate for Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than 550 kilograms of drugs. The operation involved three individuals of Yemeni nationality who illegally entered Omani territorial waters aboard a fishing boat."

" Legal procedures are being completed against them, " the statement added.