Riyadh: Customs officers at Khalid International Airport in Riyadh foiled two attempts to smuggle 50,256 pills of Xanax and Alprazolam which are banned in Saudi Arabia.
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The officers screened parcels sent from abroad by rapid post and confiscated 40,256 pills which were hidden inside packets of coffee and packs of sweets bearing their trademark.
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They also seized 10,000 pills concealed within small aluminum tubes which were found among a quantity of toners for printers.