Around 200,000 Captagon pills were seized by Lebanese authorities on Monday after a man allegedly attempted to smuggle the shipment from Syria to Lebanon on a motorbike. The pills were found in the Bekaa province, located on the border with Syria. The suspect managed to escape but left behind the banned amphetamine tablets, the army said in a statement. Lebanese forces have seized multiple Captagon shipments in the past year, with law-enforcement stepping up efforts to crack down on the illicit drug market. Experts say the drugs are entering Lebanon, and other Middle East countries, via Syria,…

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