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Abu Samra land crossing to be expanded for influx of Qatar 2022 fans

  • Farah AlSharif
  • November 28, 2021
The Abu Samra land border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be expanded to welcome more traffic to and from the two Gulf nations. The Abu Samra border will be…
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Qatar customs thwarts attempt to smuggle illegal pills in cans of beans

  • Farah AlSharif
  • June 1, 2021
Qatar customs have thwarted an attempt to smuggle illegal substances into the country using food cans. Some 2,805 lyrica pills were found stuffed inside a shipment of baked bean cans…
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Smuggler who swallowed half a kg of drugs sentenced to 5 years in jail

  • Menatalla Ibrahim
  • December 8, 2020
The defendant swallowed 66 capsules containing amphetamine along with other illegal drugs. A man was sentenced to five years in jail and subsequent deportation by a Doha Criminal Court for…
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Qatar Customs Authority destroys more than 30,000 bottles of liquor

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • November 22, 2016
In a statement, officials said the bottles were first emptied and then crushed by heavy machinery.
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Qatar customs officials seize 28kg of marijuana, 1,500 Tramadol tablets

  • Lesley Walker
  • November 6, 2016
The drugs were found in four separate consignments that smugglers recently tried to import via Hamad International Airport and a shipping container at Doha Port.
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Qatar travelers with medication advised to carry prescriptions

  • Lesley Walker
  • March 7, 2016
An Indian national is awaiting deportation after entering Qatar without a prescription for his medication and being detained by customs officers, according to community leaders.
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Rare snakes among 355 illegal items seized by Qatar customs last year

  • Lesley Walker
  • August 19, 2015
While drugs make up the majority of the seizures - some 317 during 2014, with hashish the most commonly intercepted narcotic smuggled into the country - officials have also stopped the illegal import of live animals.
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Qatar residents express frustration with delayed shipments

  • Nada Badawi
  • May 23, 2014
Unfamiliarity with an electronic customs system that is being gradually implemented in Qatar could be one reason for the package delays, according to courier companies.
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Mr. Q: For those shopping and shipping to Qatar, there are Aramex alternatives

  • Doha News Team
  • August 26, 2012
Mr. Q: For those shopping and shipping to Qatar, there are Aramex alternatives Shopping in Qatar, home of the high markup, can be difficult. But shopping overseas and expecting packages…
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