HAJJAH, Yemen, Oct 25 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s government forces, yesterday, burned 1,558 kg of hashish, seized from smugglers in the past seven months, in the north-western province of Hajjah, a security official said.
The destruction was carried out in the government-controlled city of Midi, in the presence of representatives of court, public prosecution, and security services.
“Today, we destroyed 1,558 kilograms of hashish that were seized from smugglers, during the past seven months,” Yunus Ibrahim Ahmed, a military officer of the Fifth Military District, of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government, said, at the site.
“Since the beginning of the civil war, more than seven years ago, around 40 drug smuggling networks from Yemen to Saudi Arabia have been foiled,” he said.
Because of its proximity to both the Saudi territories and the Red Sea, Hajjah has become an important stop for smugglers, trying to move drugs into Saudi Arabia from war-torn Yemen.
In March, the government forces burned 1,100 kg of hashish and 8,000 narcotic pills, seized from smugglers in the same area.
