KUWAIT CITY, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's Interior Ministry on Saturday said it had dismantled a secret factory manufacturing illegal prescription drugs and arrested the individual operating it.

In a statement carried by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the ministry said its Drug Control Directorate had seized 30,000 "Lyrica" capsules, 6 kilograms of raw "Lyrica" powder, and other controlled substances.

Authorities also confiscated a significant amount of empty capsules and equipment used in the production and packaging of the pills. The suspect and the confiscated items have been handed over to the public prosecution for legal action.

This latest operation follows the ministry's announcement in late August that it had busted an international drug trafficking network and seized 60 kg of marijuana and hashish. Enditem

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