
A Saudi policeman in front of bags of Captagon seized in a shipment of pomegranates from Lebanon, in April 2021. (Twitter/Saudi Press Agency)
BEIRUT — On Feb. 7, 2021, two men sent by a Syrian businessman arrived at a warehouse in the Bekaa town of Taanayel to help oversee and photograph the packing of crates of pomegranates. It was no ordinary cargo.The merchant had financed an operation...Comment le Liban est devenu une plaque tournante du trafic régional de captagon...