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Qatar Customs foils attempt to smuggle Gabapentin pills

Published: 23 Oct 2023 - 07:37 pm | Last Updated: 23 Oct 2023 - 07:49 pm
Peninsula

The Peninsula Online

Doha, Qatar: The Customs officials at Hamad International Airport (HIA) foiled an attempt to smuggle Gabapentin pills into Qatar. 

The officials, following their suspicion, inspected a package containing various medications.

A total of 177 pills secretly hidden inside the containers were seized.

A seizure report was issued and the necessary measures were taken by the department.

On October 19, over 4,000 Lyrica pills were seized from a traveller arriving in the country. The smuggling was foiled as well by HIA's Customs officials.