Saudi Arabia has become the drug capital of the Middle East.
The CNN TV channel wrote in a report: Saudi authorities discovered the largest shipment of drugs in Riyadh on Wednesday; An issue that experts believe confirms Saudi Arabia becoming the drug capital of the Middle East.
CNN begins its report like this: A horrific, drug-fueled crime in April gripped the Saudi media; A man in the east of Riyadh set his family members on fire before breaking the fast and killed four of his family members. The police announced that the man committed this crime under the influence of shabu, a type of methamphetamine (glass or crystal).
Following this incident, the Saudi media sounded the alarm about the increase in drug use in this country, and one of the columnists in a note described drug trafficking to this country as “an open war against us and more dangerous than any war”.
The Saudi authorities recently announced the seizure of the largest drug shipment in the history of the country by seizing about 45 million amphetamine tablets in a warehouse in Riyadh. A cargo that was brought to the capital of Saudi Arabia with a load of flour.
CNN further wrote: According to experts, this seized cargo confirms that the role of Saudi Arabia as the drug capital in the Middle East has become more prominent than ever. A role that has led to an increase in demand and Riyadh becoming the main destination of Syrian and Lebanese smugglers. According to them, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest and most profitable destinations for drugs in the region, and this position is being strengthened.
According to the announcement of the Saudi General Anti-Narcotics Directorate, this is the largest drug smuggling shipment. Although the origin of this shipment has not been mentioned, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has previously announced that “reports of amphetamine seizures in Middle Eastern countries are mainly pills with the Captagon logo on them.” Captagon is originally a brand name of pharmaceutical products containing a combination of amphetamine and theophylline, and its production is no longer legal.
The use of amphetamine became popular in Saudi Arabia about 15 years ago, but it has intensified in the last five years and it is said to be the most used in this country next to marijuana.
