Security Forces Thwart Attempt to Smuggle 150,000 Captagon Pills to Saudi Arabia
An attempt to smuggle 150,000 captagon pills to Saudi Arabia was thwarted recently through cooperation between authorities from Lebanon and the kingdom, the Internal Security Forces announced in a statement on Friday.
It said that the pills were concealed in paintings, packed, and then shipped by mail to Saudi Arabia.
Upon their arrival in the kingdom, Saudi police arrested three people who had showed up to receive them.
Their accomplice in Lebanon, identified as A.M., was also arrested, said that central anti-drug bureau in the judicial police department.
Each pill is estimated to cost $20 dollars, placing the price of the entire shipment at around $3 million.
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