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Saudi authorities foil attempt to smuggle $35m worth of captagon pills

The shipment was received through Jeddah Islamic Port, pills were hidden inside a laundry recycling machine (X/@Zatca_sa)
The shipment was received through Jeddah Islamic Port, pills were hidden inside a laundry recycling machine (X/@Zatca_sa)
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24 Jan 2025 09:01:38 GMT9
24 Jan 2025 09:01:38 GMT9

Arab News

RIYADH: The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 1.4 million captagon pills into the Kingdom through the Jeddah Islamic Port.

According to the authority, the pills were found inside a shipment during customs procedures and live detection.

Coordination with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control led to the arrest of the intended recipients of the seized items in the Kingdom.

Captagon, a type of amphetamine, is used predominantly by young men and teenage boys across the Middle East and has a street value of between $10 and $25 a pill, according to research by the International Journal of Addiction Research.

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