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11 foreigners arrested attempting to enter Oman with drugs, cigarettes

Oman Wednesday 20/October/2021 13:45 PM
By: Times News Service
11 foreigners arrested attempting to enter Oman with drugs, cigarettes
Coast Guard Police in Dhofar Governorate seized three boats

Muscat: 11 foreign nationals have been arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP), for attempting to enter the Sultanate of Oman illegally.

"Coast Guard Police in Dhofar Governorate seized three boats carrying 11 people for attempting to enter the country illegally with a quantity of khat and smuggled cigarettes. Legal procedures are being taken against them," ROP said in a statement.

 Coast Guard Police in Musandam Governorate also arrested eight people on a boat while they were trying to enter the Sultanate. Legal procedures are being completed against them.