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Indian traveller arrested for smuggling marijuana at Muscat International Airport

Indian traveller arrested for smuggling marijuana at Muscat International Airport

Times of Oman3 days ago
Muscat: Customs officials at Muscat International Airport have successfully thwarted an attempt by an Indian traveller who was smuggling 5.3 kilograms of marijuana into the Sultanate of Oman.
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