ROP arrests suspects in drug smuggling and illegal entry cases

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested several individuals of Asian nationality in two separate operations related to drug smuggling and illegal entry into the Sultanate, with legal procedures currently underway.

In the first case, the Directorate General for Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Customs, arrested an Asian national in the Wilayat of Bousher after tracking a suspicious shipment arriving from a European country. The suspect was apprehended while receiving prohibited items through a shipping company. Investigations revealed that the seized s included a water pump concealing a quantity of cocaine intended for trafficking and consumption. Authorities said legal action is being completed against the suspect.

In a separate operation, the Police Coast Guard Command in Musandam Governorate arrested three Asian nationals aboard a fishing boat while they were attempting to illegally enter the country. The suspects were also found to be smuggling quantities of alcoholic beverages into the Wilayat of Khasab. The ROP confirmed that legal procedures are being completed in the case.