: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Authorities in Kuwait seize 1.5 million tablets of controlled substance


MANAMA: Kuwaiti authorities seized a large shipment of amphetamine tablets as they arrived from Ukraine into the northern Arabian Gulf state.
According to media reports, 1.5 million pills of the controlled drug Captagon valued at KD3 million ($9.94 million) were stashed inside two containers carrying hardwood charcoal.
A Syrian and a Saudi national have been apprehended and will face legal action according to Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior.
Both individuals have admitted to their crime.
The drugs according to the detained Saudi national, were meant to be stored in Kuwait and later smuggled into Saudi Arabia.
Captagon is one of several brand names used for the …read more

Source: Geo TV

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