Saudi authorities find Captagon in Jeddah, hash in Mecca
Saudi authorities have seized Captagon shipments on numerous occasions in recent months.
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Saudi authorities Friday thwarted another attempt to smuggle Captagon pills into the kingdom.
The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority said 1.6 million pills were hidden in a “caravan” in the Red Sea port in Jeddah. Three people were arrested in relation to the incident, the authority said in a press release.