In 1960 the kingdom set up a Narcotics Control Department inside the General Investigations Department (al-Mabahith al-Amma), the first dedicated police unit for drug cases. It became a division in 1971, a central general directorate in 1972, and was renamed the General Directorate of Narcotics Control in 2007.[1]
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References
- Saudipedia — General Directorate of Narcotics ControlEstablishment in 1960; division 1971; general directorate 1972; renamed 2007.
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