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.