RIYADH: Saudi border guards in Asir and Jazan foiled attempts to smuggle more than 82,000 prescription tablets and arrested the violators, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.
In Asir, authorities arrested a Yemeni national for smuggling 49,500 tablets of prescribed medical tablets this week.
Legal procedures were taken against the violator, SPA said, adding that the seized items were handed over to the competent authorities.