Lebanon's security forces have seized a large quantity of Captagon at the Port of Beirut that was destined for Sudan, officials said on Thursday. More than 165 kilograms of the amphetamine-type stimulant — the equivalent of around one million tablets — were found inside a shipment containing a road roller ready for export to Sudan, Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said on Twitter. A Syrian suspect was arrested, the minister said. Mr Mawlawi claimed that the suspect used a fake Lebanese identity in finalising Customs procedures. Investigations were under way to uncover details of the operation, he added. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, which is suffering political paralysis and economic crisis, has stepped up its efforts to thwart Captagon trafficking through its ports, following criticism from Gulf countries about a lack of co-operation. In January, Lebanon seized a large quantity of pills hidden in a tea shipment bound for Saudi Arabia. The Middle East is facing a <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/captagon-crisis/">Captagon crisis</a> after production, trafficking and consumption of the drug <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2021/10/19/captagon-crisis-the-rise-of-the-middle-easts-troubling-drug-network/">soared</a> in the past decade. The synthetic amphetamine was first developed in the 1960s as a treatment for narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. By the 1980s, it had been banned in many countries due to its addictive properties. Illicit production — often bearing little relation to the original drug — has continued.