http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/10/26/lebanon-seizes-2-tons-amphetamine-being-smuggled-out-on-private-jet-saudi/?intcmp=hphz11
A Saudi prince and four others have been arrested after Beirut
authorities foiled one of the country's largest drug smuggling attempts,
seizing two tons of amphetamine Captagon pills and cocaine before they
were loaded onto the prince's private plane.
Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and the other Saudi
citizens will be questioned by Lebanon’s customs authority, a source
told News.com.au.
Captagon is the brand name for the amphetamine phenethylline, a
synthetic stimulant. The banned drug is consumed mainly in the Middle
East and has reportedly been used by ISIS in Syria.
Captagon manufacturing thrives in Lebanon and war-torn Syria, which
have become a gateway for the drug to the Middle East, particularly the
Gulf.
The U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime said in a 2014 report that the
amphetamine market is on the rise in the Middle East, with busts mostly
in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria accounting for more than 55 percent of
amphetamines seized worldwide.
2 tons? A quantity that large is not one of those " Gee Officer I have no idea how that got in there " moment.....
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