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| Five Million Dollars Worth of Captagon Pills Seized in Bekaa Valley |
| 2013-03-13 |
| [An Nahar] The security forces on Tuesday seized more than one million Captagon pills in a valley in the Bekaa region, reportedly worth millions of U.S. dollars. Wikipedia sez Captagon is a mild stimulant. Sort of like amphetimine, but not nearly as strong. Apparently it's only popular for recreational use in Arab countries. The Directorate General of Internal Security Forces issued a communique explaining that a police force raided the valley on Monday upon information received and investigated by the Bekaa anti-drug bureau. "The Captagon pills were found in 12 burlap bags, hidden inside a dried up mud pool," the communique detailed, adding that they were readied to be exported. It noted: "The price of the 1,070,400 pills was estimated at USD 5 million". The bags were transferred to the anti-drug bureau and investigation is currently underway to reveal and arrest those involved in this case, the ISF's statement said. In 2012, the security forces launched a mission to destruct cannabis crops in the Bekaa region amid protests from local residents. Seventeen tractors were involved in the destruction of the fields that measure up to 300 dunums. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... the residents of the Bekaa town of al-Yammouneh staged in August 2012 a sit-in in protest against the destruction of cannabis crops in the region. The town's municipality head Mohammed Sharif, who participated in the sit-in, expressed: "The destruction of the cannabis crops has turned into the destruction of the souls of the citizens who have been seeking to earn a decent living given the government's absence". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit Captagon... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-03-13 19:22 |
| #5 Fenethylline, commonly known by the trademark name Captagon, is one of the most popular drugs of abuse among the young affluent populations of the Middle East. Since the cessation of legal production of Captagon, this synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant has been clandestinely produced in southern Europe and trafficked through Turkey to the consumer markets on the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-03-13 17:45 |
| #4 Dang, just wait til the get hold of meth. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-03-13 14:20 |
| #3 They into free love and peace too? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-03-13 05:22 |
| #2 Synthetic khat? |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-03-13 04:08 |
| #1 "The destruction of the cannabis crops has turned into the destruction of the souls of the citizens who have been seeking to earn a decent living given the government's absence". We've all been there. Those bastards! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-03-13 03:42 |