Indian expat held in Oman for drug trafficking

Muscat: Authorities in Oman have arrested an Indian expatriate and an Omani citizen in the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate for possession of a significant quantity of psychotropic substances.

The operation, carried out on Saturday, July 19, was led by the Directorate General for Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

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Authorities said the seized pills were intended for illegal trafficking and distribution.

Legal action is currently underway against the suspects.

إدارة مكافحة المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية بقيادة شرطة محافظة شمال الشرقية تلقي القبض على مواطن وشخص آخر من الجنسية الهندية بحوزتهما كمية كبيرة من أقراص المؤثرات العقلية بقصد الاتجار بها وتعاطيها، وتُستكمل الإجراءات القانونية بحقهما.#شرطة_عمان_السلطانية pic.twitter.com/qWrZQsabZZ

— شرطة عُمان السلطانية (@RoyalOmanPolice) July 19, 2025

In recent years, Oman has stepped up its efforts to combat narcotics, targeting smuggling operations and dismantling local drug networks as part of its national anti-drug strategy.

In a separate case on Sunday, July 20, the Police Command in Muscat Governorate apprehended 30 individuals — including 21 women of various Asian nationalities — for engaging in activities deemed contrary to public morals at a hotel in the Wilayat of Mattrah.

Both cases underscore Oman’s ongoing crackdown on criminal activities that threaten public safety and social values.

The Police Command in the Governorate of Muscat arrested thirty individuals—twenty one of them women of various Asian nationalities for committing acts contrary to morals and public decency in a hotel in the Wilayat of Matrah. Legal procedures are currently being completed…

— شرطة عُمان السلطانية (@RoyalOmanPolice) July 20, 2025

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