Saudi authorities find Captagon pills hidden in onions

The distribution and sale of captagon, a type of amphetamine, is a major business in the Middle East and especially lucrative in Syria, where it reportedly rivals the country’s GDP.
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Captagon pills are displayed along with a cup of cocaine at an office of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces' Anti-Narcotics Division in Beirut on June 11, 2010. - JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi authorities busted two shipments of Captagon pills today.

The Saudi Customs Authority in Jeddah found more than three million pills in a shipment of onions and more than five million pills hidden in barrels. Three people were arrested for allegedly smuggling the pills into Saudi Arabia, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

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