JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The events that followed a routine onion shipment had drug smugglers in tears this past month, when Saudi authorities liberated more than 1 million narcotic pills hidden amongst the produce. 

The drug of choice for these criminals was Captagon, which, according to Forbes, is one of several brand names for the drug compound fenethylline hydrochloride—essentially an amphetamine. Customs Director Ali Al-Otuw at the northwestern Saudi port of Duba said more than 1 million Captagon tablets were found in an onion consignment in a truck on a ferry. Al-Otuw confirmed the pills were concealed in the middle of onion bags to the Saudi Press Agency.

This was just one of the several drug busts that occurred at the Duba Port that day, according to source Arab News. Around 1.3 million additional Captagon tablets were found inside wooden boards in another truck, and another 1.6 million were seized from a truck carrying marble-cutting machines. 

Is the pungent produce item poised to become drug smugglers' new go-to choice? If any more undercover activity occurs with onions at the forefront, AndNowUKnow will be first to report.