Muscat – The Royal Oman Police (ROP) arrested three expats on Tuesday for smuggling large quantities of drugs into Oman.

A statement issued by ROP said, ‘The South Batinah Police Command, in cooperation with the Coast Guard Police, arrested three people of Asian nationality in the wilayat of Barka while attempting to smuggle large quantities of hashish, crystal, morphine and various psychotropic pills.’

‘Legal procedures have been taken against them,’ it stated.