Asian drug traffickers arrested in Bahrain

Manama : The anti-narcotics squads arrested two Asians and seized about one kilogramme of heroin worth BD112,000. The officers caught the traffickers red-handed and confiscated 141 capsules of heroin and cash money.

The Director-General of the General Directorate for Criminal Investigation and Forensic Evidence said that the two traffickers were planning to sell the drug in the Capital Governorate. In a statement yesterday, he said that legal action is underway prior to referring the case to the Public Prosecution.