The Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said on Sunday that Saudi personnel named Adel Al-Shammari was arrested at Beirut International Airport after he was seized with 18 kilograms of Captagon pills.

The sources pointed out that the arrested Al-Shammari was on his way to Kuwait and the investigation is underway with him.

The office also mentioned that the security forces thwarted at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport an attempt to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of Captagon pills from Lebanon into Kuwait.

In light of this, the Interior Minister contacted the concerned Kuwaiti authorities within the framework of coordinating and continuing the necessary investigations, the official added.

Minister Mawlawi affirms that efforts are ongoing to protect our Arab societies from all kinds of harm while stressing that Lebanon will not be a corridor or platform for the export of evil or smuggling, the statement concluded.

Source: Yemen News Agency