Qatar arrests Asian sweika sellers
Qatar’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested nine “Asians” involved in the production, packing and sale of “sweika,” an illicit product based on chewable tobacco, according to a story in the Gulf Times.
About 6,000 packs of sweika were seized.
The arrests came after the department received a tip-off about activities at a house in the Wukair area.
The suspects were referred to the South Security Department for what was described as “further legal procedures.”
The CID has urged people to report any person suspected of producing and dealing with sweika, which was described as a threat to human health.
