Despite severe punishment of drug traffickers, which could go up to the capital punishment, smugglers just cannot get the message. Customs officers at Hadith entry point foiled a smuggling attempt of over 400,000 Captagon pills hidden in a passenger's luggage. The officers suspected the passenger while inspecting his huge luggage. The pills were found hidden in four bags. Captagon pills – a mixture of the stimulants fenethylline and caffeine – change hands for only a few riyals in the Kingdom. A recent report of the United Nations Office Drugs Crime revealed how Captagon seizures rose from 291 kgs in 2000 to 12.3 tons in 2006. – Okaz __
