Among them millions of Captagon pills… the largest drug smuggling operation foiled.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced today, Sunday, that in cooperation with the General Administration of Customs, it successfully foiled several attempts to smuggle various types of narcotics through multiple sea and air ports.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry, authorities thwarted the smuggling of 1,200 Tramadol pills and 210 grams of marijuana at Kuwait International Airport. Additionally, 1.8 Captagon pills were discovered hidden inside furniture pieces at Shuwaikh Port. Furthermore, four parcels arriving from various countries were seized, containing 550 grams of marijuana, 37,000 Lyrica pills, and 7.5 kilograms of hashish.

The Ministry confirmed that all seized items and suspects have been referred to the relevant authorities for necessary legal action.