Details of a Saudi smuggling officer arrested in Beirut.
A Lebanese website published more information about the Saudi security forces who were arrested in Beirut with 18 kilograms of “captagon”.
It was announced yesterday (Sunday / June 27th) that a Saudi security officer named “Adel Al-Shammari” with 18 kilos of “Captagon” psychedelic pills was arrested at “Rafiq Al-Hariri” airport in Beirut.
The Lebanon Debit website published more information about the arrest along with a photo of the detainee. According to the report, Adel al-Shammari is not the only detainee in this case, and security forces have also arrested his driver.
Lebanon Debet added that al-Shammari was linked to a Lebanese drug network, the head of which is in Sahel al-Matan, and has not yet been arrested.
According to the report, the investigation shows that the Saudi security officer was active as a member of a Lebanese-Kuwaiti-Saudi network and showed his Kuwaiti security card during interrogation.
Lebanon Debit added that security forces are continuing their investigation to find out whether this person has already smuggled Captagon cargo through Lebanon.
Bassam al-Mawlawi, the Lebanese Minister of Interior, said yesterday that an attempt to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of Captagon through the Rafiq al-Hariri International Airport had failed with the arrest of a Saudi national living in Kuwait.
He added that the relevant Kuwaiti parties have been contacted in the framework of coordination and continuation of the necessary investigations.
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Nahar also wrote that Al-Shammari arrived in Beirut on Saturday this week to pick up drugs and intended to travel on Sunday morning, which raised suspicions among airport security forces and led to his arrest. Has been.
In this regard, in November 2015, a Saudi prince who was trying to smuggle about two tons of drugs from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia was arrested at Beirut airport.
The consignment belonged to Abdul Mohsen bin Waleed bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Aziz (known as Prince Captagon), which contained 24 packages and eight suitcases containing Captagon drugs and was destined for the “buffer zone” (northwestern Saudi Arabia). To be smuggled.
