{
  "id": 374375,
  "title": "Saudi authorities seize 293 kg of khat, 16 kg of hashish in anti-drug operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/saudi-authorities-seize-293-kg-of-khat-16-kg-of-hashish-in-anti-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T11:06:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663575/saudi-arabia/saudi-authorities-seize-293-kg-of-khat-16-kg-of-hashish-in-anti-drug-operations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "JAZAN/ASIR — Saudi authorities arrested eight border security violators and one citizen in separate anti-drug operations, seizing a combined 293 kilograms of khat, 16 kilograms of hashish, and 37,290 tablets. In Asir, Border Guard land patrols in the Al-Rabwah Sector arrested eight Ethiopian border security violators for attempting to smuggle 160 kilograms of khat. In a separate operation in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}