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ISF Foils Attempt to Smuggle Captagon Pills

Security forces foiled on Wednesday an attempt to smuggle more than 4 million Captagon pills that were planned to be shipped outside Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement.

A truck that contained ample amounts of Captagon pills concealed inside Thermos containers was seized in Dahr al-Baydar area, said the ISF.

Police have also busted massive amounts of raw materials used in the manufacturing of Captagon in a warehouse in Baalbek.

The truck driver confessed that he was tasked with transporting the cargo from Baalbek to Beirut in favor of a Lebanese man who was identified by his initials as G.Sh.

The cargo was to be shipped abroad.

Source: Naharnet


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