827,000 Captagon pills in metal chains

Saudi customs authorities seized nearly 827,000 Captagon pills hidden inside metal chains imported for farming machinery.

The stuff was busted aboard a ferry that sailed into the Northern Red Sea port of Duba carrying equipment and other items, Ajel newspaper said.

“The pills were concealed expertly inside the chains, which were inside a truck aboard the ferry…they were confiscated,” the paper said.