Almotamar.net - The specialised criminal prosecution in Yemen began Saturday investigation with a Syrian national accused of attempting to bring drugs into Yemen.

Judicial sources told almotamar.net Saturday the accused called Faez Mustafa Duraid was arrested in the capital Sana'a with his wife who was handed over to the Syrian consulate in Yemen at a later time after the arrest. The sources added that security men had captured in the accused person's flat a factory for manufacturing narcotic tablets, pointing out that the investigation held with him led to the seizure of 465000 narcotic tablets at the Sana'a International Airport the accused Syrian was trying to bring them into Yemen. The accused person will be sent the Specialised Criminal Court after finishing investigation with him.

On the other hand the prosecution began investigation with 14 persons accused of drug trafficking and currency forgery, among them 12 Yemenis, one Saudi and one Kuwaiti.
Judicial sources told almotamar.net that the accused who were arrested at the end of last January were in possession of 889 thousand forged Saudi riyals and a small quantity of drugs.

The sources added that interrogation with the accused led to the seizure of 1000 kg of drugs in the city of Aden they were intending to smuggle to Saudi Arabia. The accused will be sent to court soon.