Muscat: More than 12,000 cartons of cigarettes and 4,000 packets of chewing tobacco have been seized by the Directorate General for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in North Batinah.
The haul was seized from a truck transporting cement, said an official at the Royal Oman Police (ROP).
“The ROP has arrested an Asian driver in Sohar and found in the truck more than 12,000 cartons of cigarettes and more than 4,000 packets of chewing tobacco,” said the official.
According to a report in the Muscat Daily, the driver has admitted to smuggling the prohibited items and has been referred to the Public Prosecution.