Saudi authorities find Captagon in Jeddah, hash in Mecca

Saudi authorities have seized Captagon shipments on numerous occasions in recent months.
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Officers of the Directorate of Narcotics Control of Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry sort through tablets of captagon (Fenethylline) seized during a special operation in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on March 1, 2022. - FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi authorities Friday thwarted another attempt to smuggle Captagon pills into the kingdom. 

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority said 1.6 million pills were hidden in a “caravan” in the Red Sea port in Jeddah. Three people were arrested in relation to the incident, the authority said in a press release. 

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