At the end of August 2022, authorities in Saudi Arabia managed the biggest drug bust in the country’s history by seizing 46 million amphetamine pills.
The pills were concealed in a large flour shipment and were being observed closely by authorities as the traffickers entered Riyadh’s docks.
Drug Bust in Saudi Arabia Results in Seizure of 46 MILLION Amphetamine Pills Worth $1 BILLION – Production of Captagon Pills Takes a Big Blow
Security agents followed the shipment to a warehouse where a raid ensued. Six Syrians and two Pakistanis were arrested and charged in the operation. Authorities didn’t detail what the amphetamine pills were to be used or where the shipment originated.
It’s believed that the speed pills would’ve been used in the production of a recreational drug called Captagon. These are pills—typically enjoyed by youths in Saudi Arabia–containing a mixture of speed and caffeine.
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A 2015 report by Arab News said that roughly 40-percent of young drug users in the country are on Captagon and the age range is typically between 12 and 22.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that the majority of drug busts involving Captagon went down in Saudi Arabia. This recent, massive seizure was one of several in the country in 2022 alone with millions of pills being taken off the streets in most of the raids.
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