Saudi prince busted with two tons of ISIS drug and cocaine on his private plane: officials
Yet another Saudi prince is being accused of royally screwing up.
Prince Abdel Mohsen bin Walid bin Abdulaziz was detained Monday along for allegedly trying to fly two tons of drugs out of Lebanon aboard his private plane at Beirut International Airport, according to multiple reports.
“The smuggling operating is the largest one that has been foiled through the Beirut International Airport,” a source told Agence France-Presse.
Airport security seized 40 suitcases allegedly stuffed with more than 4,000 pounds of the amphetamine Captagon and cocaine.
Prince Abdel, 29, and four others were grilled by Lebanon’s customs authority, a source told News.com.au, but the outcome of the investigation has not yet been announced.
Lebanese Minister of the Interior Nouhad Machnouk said he didn’t have any details on the case, noting that it is “in the hands of the justice [ministry],” the Independent reported. Lebanon has historically been deeply reliant on Saudi aide, the site noted.
Captagon — which produces euphoria and hyperactivity — is the brand name for phenethylline, a stimulant popular in the Middle East that is reportedly used by ISIS in Syria.
People are routinely killed in Saudi Arabia for drug offenses. A Pakistani smuggler was executed by government officials just hours after Prince Abdel was busted, according to Salon.
Last month, Prince Majed bin Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, was arrested in Los Angeles on Sept. 25 following a wild sex-filled weekend at his Beverly Hills mansion. Felony charges of sexual assault and harassment were dropped by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, but he still faces a few misdemeanors that could land him in the slammer.
Three female former staffers are suing that prince, claiming he forced them to stay at his LA pad and perform various sex acts in late September, according to court documents.
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