In this 2014 file photo, a customs official points to amphetamine tablets hidden in a pickup truck by a smuggler. Authorities have foiled a similar attempt to smuggle 2.67 million amphetamine pills from Qatar, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday. (SPA)

Security officers have foiled attempts to smuggle big amounts of dangerous drugs to the kingdom through Qatar, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday.

In a statement, the ministry said that Saudi security officials in cooperation with the Qatari Interior Ministry carried out two operations and seized a total of 2.67 million amphetamine pills.

A Saudi citizen driving a car used for the smuggling attempt had been arrested and efforts are now underway to identify his partners, the ministry said.

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