Qatar Customs reported the discovery of 2962.5 kilograms of prohibited chewing tobacco and supari (betel nut) on their twitter handle on November 7. The tobacco was found concealed in a shipment of wood.
The seizure was made by the Maritime Customs Department at Hamad Port Customs.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ar" dir="rtl">????? ????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ??? ?? ????? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ???????? ???????? ? ?????????? ??????? ?????? ??? ????? 2962.5 ???? ???? ??????? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ??? ????? 118.800 ???? ???? ??? ???? ????????? ???? ??????? ?? ??? ??? ???? 220 ???? ???? <a href="https://t.co/V6a9mdPDH0">pic.twitter.com/V6a9mdPDH0</a></p>— ?????? ?????? ??????? (@Qatar_Customs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Qatar_Customs/status/1589554742401077248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
A recent attempt to smugle in over 7000 kgs of tobacco into Qatar was thwarted by the Administration of Maritime Customs at Hamad port.