Customs officers in Saudi Arabia’s city of Al Hadithah have seized a large consignment of Captagon pills, also known as ‘jihadi drugs’. Saudi zakat, tax and customs officials reported that more than 450,000 Captagon tablets were being brought into the country via vegetable trucks.
This seizure is the biggest ever in Saudi Arabia. Earlier in 2019, 274000 Captagon pills were seized in neighboring UAE. Saudi Arabia claims that the pills were being brought into the country via Lebanon and Syria.
Al Hadithah’s customs prevented two attempts to smuggle more than 450,000 Captagon pills. These were found in trucks coming to the state. Captagon was first formulated in 1961 as a substitute for amphetamine and methamphetamine. It was used at that time to treat narcolepsy, fatigue, and behavioral disorders. In 1980, the governments of many countries, including America, banned this drug.
Source: newscubic.co.in