Oman customs thwart attempt to smuggle 16,000 alcoholic drinks
Oman customs thwart attempt to smuggle 16,000 alcoholic drinks
The beverages were seized at the Al-Wajajah port close to the border with the UAE, Oman Customs said.
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Omani police said on Sunday that they had seized a shipment of more than 16,000 bottles of at one of the country's major ports.
The drinks were seized at the Al-Wajajah port, Oman Customs in a statement. The port is located close to 's border with the UAE.
Omani authorities frequently seize smuggled alcohol at its ports. An alcohol shipment of similar size was held by Omani customs in .
Police also confiscate alcohol from the homes and vehicles of people suspected of selling smuggled drinks.
Drinking alcohol is permissible in Oman for adults aged 21 or over, and non-Muslim residents are able to obtain a licence to sell alcohol.
Like other Gulf countries, Oman introduced a in 2019 that effectively doubled the price of already expensive alcoholic drinks.
In another seizure by Omani authorities, the coastguard confiscated more than 2,000kg of from smugglers in the Dhofar governorate bordering Yemen, police on Sunday.
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