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| Millions of pills from Syria captured in Lebanon |
| 2007-11-27 |
| Lebanese customs authorities on Monday seized more than 2 million illegal pills that were allegedly being smuggled from Syria to Qatar, the state-run National News Agency and security officials said. The Captagon pills — an amphetamine-like medication — were hidden in different parts of a bus that came from Syria, NNA said. The drugs were discovered when the bus was scanned at the Beirut Port before it was to be put on a ship going to Qatar, the agency said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 That's a comfort. And yes, Phinater Thraviger, fripperies is a wonderful word. I'm awfully good at definition #3, I fear. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-27 22:56 |
| #8 Who was driving the bus? Who paid him? Who paid them? Oh - yeah, I guess we already know that. |
| Posted by: Glung McGurque2454 2007-11-27 22:45 |
| #7 more likely the us supplied the equipment, might been along with all the humvees they have been supplying the lebanese |
| Posted by: sinse 2007-11-27 22:18 |
| #6 Believe the Germans have contributed some. Along with the original recipe. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-27 21:59 |
| #5 That's sounds like awfully modern (and expensive) equipment. Believe the Germans have contributed some. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-11-27 21:12 |
| #4 n. pl. frip·per·ies 1. Pretentious, showy finery. 2. Pretentious elegance; ostentation. 3. Something trivial or nonessential. Thanks TW for the word-0-da-day :) |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-11-27 19:45 |
| #3 The drugs were discovered when the bus was scanned at the Beirut Port That's sounds like awfully modern (and expensive) equipment. I would've thought the budget of the Lebanese government would be too small to pay for such fripperies. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-27 18:50 |
| #2 North Korea is known to produce counterfeit meds. Maybe Syria signed on as a new distributor. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-11-27 18:22 |
| #1 Weren't the hard boys in Fallujia hopped up on Amphetamines? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-11-27 17:55 |