MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) arrested 80 people last week on charges of drug smuggling in connivance with an international drug cartel, illegal entry into the country, money laundering and withdrawing a large amount of money from local banks using suspicious bank cards issued by foreign banks.
The ROP commands in the governorates were able to foil many smuggling attempts last week. North Al Batinah Governorate Police Command in collaboration with the Coast Guard Police arrested an Asian infiltrator charged with smuggling and possessing 65 kg of hashish, 11 kg of crystal meth and 1,050 tablets of psychotropic substances in coordination with an international drug cartel.
In Dhofar Governorate, the Coast Guard Police arrested four people of an Asian nationality while attempting to smuggle a large amount of khat into the country.
The Directorate-General of Inquiries and Criminal Investigation at Royal Oman Police, arrested 10 people of Arab and African nationalities on charges of money laundering after withdrawing a large amount of money from local banks using suspicious bank cards issued by foreign banks.
Thirty-six people of Asian nationalities were arrested from the wilayats of Saham and Seeb on charges of entering the country illegally. The police in Musandam Governorate arrested three people of an Asian nationality on charges of illegal entry into the country.
Five people were arrested in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate in connection to house theft and another five Asian people were booked on charges of stealing electrical wires and violating the Labour Law in South Al Batinah Governorate.
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