Saudi Arabia seizes 4.5m amphetamine pills hidden in oranges

Saudi Arabia’s customs have thwarted an attempt to smuggle into the country more than 4.5 million pills of amphetamine, locally known as Captagon, obscured in a shipment of oranges, state TV reported on Wednesday.

Al Arabiya said the shipment of oranges entering via Jeddah port was confiscated after thorough custom checks involving the use of X-ray machines.