Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai

Dubai, May 5: The Customs Air Intelligence Unit at Dubai International Airport busted an attempt to smuggle 5.715 million Captagon pills hidden in a foodstuff container arriving into the emirate from an unnamed Arab country at the Jebel Ali and Tecom Customs Centre.

The illegal Captagon pills were seized during the scanning section with the help of the Customs' K-9 Dog unit.

Dubai Customs Director-General Ahmed Mahboob Musabih said, "We are vigilant and well prepared to all attempts of bringing these illegal contrabands into the UAE through Dubai entry points."

Captagon (generic name: fenethylline) was banned in the 1980s due to its highly addictive nature. Though the commercial manufacturing of the drug has ceased, illegal manufacturing practices continue, combining several highly addictive stimulants that compound the destructive effects of Captagon's amphetamine and theophylline co-drug combination.