The Lebanese Customs Directorate announced the seizure of 866 kilograms of Captagon concealed in a shipment of glass and porcelain tableware, following a coordinated operation with Saudi authorities.
In a statement released on Monday, the directorate said the bust was made possible through close collaboration between the Anti-Narcotics Division of the General Customs Directorate at Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate for Drug Control.
The operation was launched after Saudi authorities provided intelligence on a suspicious shipment originating from Syria and transiting through Lebanon. Acting on the tip, customs agents tracked the Syrian-registered truck and eventually intercepted it.
Upon inspection, authorities discovered the illicit pills hidden in what they described as a “professionally concealed” manner within the tableware cargo.
A Syrian national, identified as H.H.K., was arrested at the scene. Authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary to apprehend additional suspects linked to the smuggling network.
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