Lebanon seizes nearly 9M pills of Captagon hidden in fake oranges among a real fruit shipment, days after UAE seized 1M tablets of the illegal drug concealed in plastic lemons among a shipment of real lemons
Lebanon has intercepted a shipment of fake oranges that hid millions of Captagon pills, in the latest regional seizure of the stimulant drug.
Customs officers seized "nearly nine million Captagon tablets" at Beirut's port, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said at a press conference on Wednesday, noting that the cargo was heading for a Gulf country. Captagon is an amphetamine-type stimulant manufactured mostly in Lebanon and Syria. Much of it is bound for illegal recreational use in Saudi Arabia.The Captagon tablets were placed in small bags hidden in fake oranges among a real fruit shipment.Lebanon, which is suffering political paralysis and economic crisis, has boosted efforts to thwart Captagon trafficking through its ports following criticism from Gulf countries over lack of cooperation.
According to a European Union-funded report by the Center for Operational Analysis and Research, "Captagon exports from Syria reached a market value of at least $3.46 billion" in 2020. In November the Syrian army said it seized half a tonne of Captagon concealed in a spaghetti shipment before it could be smuggled out of the country.
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