Some more tablets were found inside the front bumper, he added. "We followed the routine procedures in such cases and the smuggler was referred to the competent authorities," he said.

"It is obvious that the smuggler has tried to use some of the most delicate areas of the vehicle to conceal the Captagon tablets and attempt to smuggle them into the kingdom. However, despite the use of sleeves and tubes, the officer discovered them thanks to his sharp mental presence who foiled the desperate attempt to fool him," Al Enezi said.

The electrical wire sleeve ruse is the latest wrinkle in the game of cat-and-mouse between Saudi border officers and smugglers. Al Haditha border crossing often reports successes in foiling attempts to sneak drugs past the customs.

SOURCE : GULFNEWS