Dubai: Saudi Arabia has foiled an attempt to smuggle over 12.7 million amphetamine pills into Jeddah.

Maj. Marwan Al Hazmi, the official spokesperson of the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC), revealed that the drugs were hidden within a pomegranate consignment at Jeddah Islamic Port.

The operation was carried out in collaboration with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).