Two
tons of drugs confiscated from the Saudi prince in Lebanon may have
been intended for ISIS militants
November
3, 2015
Translated
by Kristina Rus
As
reported by "Russian Spring" (Rusvesna) on October 26, 2015
security service of Rafic Hariri Beirut international airport
arrested a Saudi Prince Abdel Mohsen bin Waleed bin Abdel Aziz, born
in 1986, attempting to smuggle a large shipment of drugs.
According
to Lebanese authorities, a member of the ruling dynasty of Saudi
Arabia was detained in the business terminal during security
inspection before boarding a private airline. Twelve million pills
(approximately 2 tons) of Captagon were packaged in cardboard boxes
and marked with the coat of arms of the Kingdom (see photo).
During
many days of interrogation the detainee confessed that he had
purchased the pills for $30 million in cash from the family of Ez
Ed-Deen, living in the province of Arsal on the border with Syria.
Family members of Ez Ed-Din are suspected by local security forces of
belonging to a Lebanese cell of ISIS.
According
to the Directorate of General Security of the Ministry of Interior of
Lebanon, on ISIS controlled territories in Syria and Iraq there are
several factories for the production of Captagon — drug that is
gaining popularity among Arab youth, and is actively used by ISIS
militants. Lebanese security service does not exclude that the drugs
acquired by the prince were intended for ISIS militants operating on
the territory of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Palestine and
Egypt.
The
incident caused a diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
The KSA Embassy in Beirut demanded the release of the prince, while
anti-Saudi forces, dominant in Lebanon are trying to bring publicity
to the illegal activities of the Saudi royal so as not to leave the
offender unpunished.
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