Drugs bid foiled

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A passenger has been caught allegedly trying to smuggle in 3kg of a substance suspected to be marijuana at the Bahrain International Airport, the Interior Ministry said.

A Customs officer, who became suspicious of the passenger’s luggage after screening it with the X-ray machine, referred him to the red lane.

Upon inspection of his bag, a substance suspected to be marijuana was found concealed within his belongings.

The suspect and the seized items were handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Directorate to complete the necessary legal procedures, the ministry said.