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Saudi royal, four others detained in Beirut Captagon bust

A member of the Saudi royal family and four others were detained after authorities discovered two tons of drugs on a private jet in Beirut on Monday.
Bags containing pills called Captagon were found in a Beirut port on Nov. 26, 2007. (Photo by Nabil Mounzer/EPA)
Bags containing pills called Captagon were found in a Beirut port on Nov. 26, 2007.

A member of the Saudi royal family and four others were detained after authorities discovered two tons of drugs on a private jet in Beirut on Monday, according to Lebanon's state-run news agency and a government official.

The National News Agency said smugglers were attempting to transport the "huge quantity" of Captagon pills — 40 bags worth — to the Saudi capital of Riyadh.