Zakat, Tax, Customs Authority Foils more than 4.5 M. of Captagon Pills at Jeddah Islamic Port

Jeddah, June 30, 2021, SPA -- A Jeddah-based Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority department has successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle over 4.5 million Captagon pills through Jeddah Islamic Port, it was reported here today. In a statement, the authority pointed out that the recent discovered pills were carefully hidden under a consignment of cartons of oranges. The authority added that, following elementary investigation into the case, the traffickers were apprehended prior to being sent to appear before justice. --SPA