Qatari authorities have seized 320kg of hashish, thwarting "one of the biggest drug trafficking operations" in the state, the official QNA news agency said yesterday. In a joint effort between the anti-narcotics department and several security agencies, 120kg of hashish were seized during a raid on an undisclosed location and "a number of people were arrested," QNA said. Authorities also seized QR471,000 ($130,000) during the raid, the news agency added without specifying when it took place. It said the suspects detained in the raid confessed that there would be another attempt to smuggle drugs into the country by sea, leading authorities to intercept the boat carrying the drugs as it approached the coast on Monday. Two hundred kilogrammes of hashish were seized and an unspecified number of people were arrested, it added. The Pen

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