Lebanese judicial authorities charged a Saudi prince and nine other people with drug smuggling via Beirut airport, and referred the case to an investigating judge, judicial sources and the National News Agency reported on Monday.

The prince has been widely identified in Lebanese media as Abdulmohsen bin Walid bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Lebanese authorities detained five Saudis last week after finding 2 tons of Captagon amphetamine pills bound for Saudi Arabia on a private jet, security sources said, the biggest smuggling operation discovered at the airport.