Traffic Crash Uncovers Drug Smuggling Network

Methamphetamine and marijuana found hidden beneath vehicle suspension

TDT | Manama

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A minor traffic accident in Bahrain inadvertently exposed an organised drug network after officers discovered two socks packed with methamphetamine and marijuana concealed beneath a vehicle's front suspension.

Authorities had prior intelligence on the network's operations, which involved importing, storing and distributing drugs via dead drops. Officers placed a suspect under surveillance and watched him retrieve an object from under his vehicle before driving off—only for the driver to jump a red light and trigger a collision that prompted a police search.

The socks yielded 21 packets of methamphetamine weighing 22.13 grams and marijuana weighing 12.07 grams. A search of the second suspect's home uncovered a further 20 methamphetamine packets totalling 21.09 grams.

Both defendants—Asian job seekers in their 30s and 40s—admitted possession with intent to sell. The case resumes July 19.