Saudi-Lebanese Cooperation Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle Millions of Amphetamine Pills

Security spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Talal Al-Shalhoub stated that, as part of proactive security monitoring of criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, the Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, provided intelligence that enabled Lebanon’s Customs to foil an attempt to smuggle more than 5,000,000 amphetamine pills.

 The drugs were concealed in glass and porcelain tableware inside a container shipped from a third country to Lebanon.

 Al-Shalhoub praised the positive cooperation with the relevant Lebanese authorities in tracking and seizing the narcotics, stressing that the Kingdom remains committed to combating criminal activities targeting its security and youth with narcotics, and to arresting those involved.