Arrest of three persons over possession of Captagon
Three people have been arrested by the Lebanese Army over possession of the drug Captagon.
 
The suspects were reportedly arrested Nov. 27 in the Bekaa town of Aadous.
 
The Army said its Intelligence Branch had raided the home of wanted suspects Faiz and Riad Mohammad al-Hammoud, finding 174 grams of Captagon – an amphetamine-based drug popular in the Gulf.
 
A number of pills were reportedly also discovered in the pockets of Saudi national Ahmad Awad bin Hammad al-Khamali.