Lebanese Customs chief Badri Daher gave details of a Captagon bust in which 3.7 million pills were confiscated in a media conference Monday.
The Captagon pills – synthetic amphetamines often mixed with caffeine – were found hidden inside crates of oranges Wednesday, according to the state-run National News agency.
The crates had arrived from Syria at the Arida border crossing in the northern Akkar district, Daher said.
The Captagon pills – synthetic amphetamines often mixed with caffeine – were found hidden inside crates of oranges Wednesday, according to the state-run National News agency.
The crates had arrived from Syria at the Arida border crossing in the northern Akkar district, Daher said.
Date of incident
June 27, 2018
Death toll
0 person(s)
Number of Injured
0 person(s)
Location
Arida
Primary category
Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling
Classification of conflict (primary)
Power & governance conflicts
