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Saudi authorities find amphetamine pills in cleaning supplies

Smugglers continue to use creative methods to bring drugs into the kingdom, which struggles with amphetamine addiction.
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Another drug bust in Saudi Arabia was reported today. 

The Saudi General Directorate of Narcotics Control said it discovered 2,225,000 amphetamine pills in the Red Sea port of Jeddah that were hidden in floor wipers. The wipers were allegedly owned by a Riyadh resident who is a Syrian citizen. The person was arrested, the directorate said in a press release.

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