Millions of Captagon pills were seized at Jeddah Islamic Port.

Jeddah: ZATCA, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, has announced that it had prevented an attempt to smuggle Captagon pills hidden within a consignment found at the Jeddah Islamic Port on Friday.

Captagon, first manufactured in 1961 as an alternative to amphetamine and methamphetamine. It was used at the time to treat narcolepsy, fatigue, and other behavioral disorder like “minimal brain dysfunction.”

The authority explained that a large quantity of Captagon pills was found hidden inside a truck floor. As they detected it through security techniques at the port.

The two people who were receiving this consignment of Captagon pills were arrested, the authority indicated.

They confirmed that the authority is doing its utmost to prevent and thwart any smuggling attempt. Stressing that it continues to confiscate and tighten customs control over all imports and combat smuggling in all its forms.

More than 8.7 million Captagon pills were found hidden inside cocoa fruit by the authority in Jeddah Islamic Port.

The ZATCA called on everyone to communicate and report any information related to smuggling crimes through the Security Reports Center (1910). The center receives security reports in complete secrecy. With a financial reward given to those who report if the reporting information is correct.