Arrest of a foreign traveler in possession of 25 bags of the narcotic substance qat at the Rabi'ah crossing.

The Border Ports Authority announced today, Wednesday, the seizure of 25 bags of the narcotic substance khat in the possession of a foreign traveler at the Rabi'a border crossing.

The authority stated in a statement received by the "News Video Agency" that "the Rabi'a border crossing management managed to seize a quantity of narcotic substances during the inspection at the search and investigation point, where (25) bags of the narcotic substance khat were seized, distributed inside a personal vehicle belonging to a foreign national."

It indicated that "an official seizure report was organized and the suspect, along with the seized items, was referred to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Division for the purpose of presenting them before the competent investigating judge to take the necessary legal procedures."