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Lebanese authorities on Sunday arrested a Saudi man at Beirut airport who attempted to smuggle 18.3 kilograms of the illegal stimulant Captagon out of the country, the interior ministry said. Lebanon’s interior ministry said in a statement that the drugs were destined for Kuwait. The ministry added that the man is a Saudi citizen and a Kuwait resident who holds documents saying he works in “security” there. Under its normal practice, it did not name the suspect. Trade in Captagon in the Middle East grew exponentially in 2021 to top $5 billion, posing an increasing health and security risk to t…