Qatar Customs arrests man for smuggling marijuana in box of pastry
The "sweet" bust follows several other creative but unsuccessful attempts to bring drugs into or through Qatar.
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Spicy weed: Qatar customs officers seize marijuana hidden among chilis
The arrest is the third significant marijuana seizure at HIA reported this month.
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Prices of 400 drugs dropping on April 17 in Qatar
The size of the reduction varies from product to product. In some cases, there is virtually no change. But for other drugs, prices are dropping by 80 percent or more.
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Qatar travelers with medication advised to carry prescriptions
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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Woman jailed for drug smuggling in Qatar blames system for plight
A Colombian woman serving a 15-year jail term in Qatar said she is innocent of drug trafficking and that lack of legal help and translation during her arrest, trial and appeal have led to her being unable to challenge her current status.
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Drug smugglers stopped from bringing 2.7 million pills into Qatar
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the nation’s MOI said that two attempts to smuggle in the drugs were made at the border, but were foiled with the help of authorities from both Saudi and Qatar.
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Lebanese authorities intercept amphetamine shipment destined for Doha
The Gulf is a popular market for Captagon, a stimulant that gives users a burst of energy that helps them stay awake for prolonged periods of time, and has surfaced in Qatar before.
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Rare snakes among 355 illegal items seized by Qatar customs last year
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 mulls harsher penalties for drug dealers caught selling to youth
In an interview published in Al Sharq today, Amr Aly Al Hemeidy, assistant director of the Ministry of Interior's narcotics department, said that the most dangerous drugs used by addicts in Qatar are cocaine, heroine and morphine.
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