The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), on Thursday, foiled an attempt to smuggle 600,000 narcotic pills hidden inside a load of industrial raw materials, and arrested seven people involved in the case.

Spokesperson of the Public Security Department said the AND personnel received a tip-off that a group of people were preparing a large amount of narcotic pills to smuggle them into a neighboring country through a freight vehicle.

Investigations, he added, identified the vehicle and the time of the incident, and intercepted it near a crossing border. After conducting a search, officers found the illegal substances hidden inside fertilizer bags.

The seven suspects involved in the case were arrested and transferred to the Attorney General of the State Security Court.

The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), on Thursday, foiled an attempt to smuggle 600,000 narcotic pills hidden inside a load of industrial raw materials, and arrested seven people involved in the case.

Spokesperson of the Public Security Department said the AND personnel received a tip-off that a group of people were preparing a large amount of narcotic pills to smuggle them into a neighboring country through a freight vehicle.

Investigations, he added, identified the vehicle and the time of the incident, and intercepted it near a crossing border. After conducting a search, officers found the illegal substances hidden inside fertilizer bags.

The seven suspects involved in the case were arrested and transferred to the Attorney General of the State Security Court.