Saudi Arabia’s customs authorities thwarted an attempt in April to smuggle more than five million Captagon pills from Lebanon into the Kingdom, hidden inside a shipment of pomegranates. Three people were arrested, including the alleged ringleader, a stateless person with a history of drug smuggling, along with a Syrian and a Lebanese. On June 29, Lebanese authorities seized another haul of Captagon pills also destined for Saudi Arabia. Captagon pills are displayed along with a cup of cocaine at an office of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), Anti-Narcotics Division in Beirut. “The efforts aimed at countering drug smuggling from Lebanon require a wise administration.

Source: Ethiopian News July 05, 2021 18:26 UTC