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New seizure of Captagon pills at Rafic Hariri International Airport

29-05-2022 | 07:48

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New seizure of Captagon pills at Rafic Hariri International Airport

The office of Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said on Sunday that the security forces have proven once again that they are on the lookout for all attempts to smuggle drugs and contraband.

The office also mentioned that today the security forces thwarted at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport an attempt to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of Captagon pills from Lebanon into Kuwait.

Furthermore, the initial investigations indicated that the arrested Saudi national is residing in Kuwait and possesses Kuwaiti security papers.

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