Abdul Mohsin bin Walid bin Abdulaziz al-Saud

Abdul Mohsin bin Walid bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (born 18 July 1986) is a Saudi Arabian prince.
Alleged involvement in Lebanon's biggest ever drugs bust
In 2015, al-Saud shot to notability by getting himself arrested at Beirut Airport. Customs had scanned his private jet, found and seized 2 tonnes of an amphetamine type drug called Captagon onboard. The pills were contained in 25 boxes emblazoned with the Saudi emblem of crossed swords and a palm tree, then packed in six suitcases.
Robert Fisk highlighted the irony of the harsh death sentences in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling and light-heatedly commented that everyone reading should "rely on Lebanese justice. Innocent until proved guilty. All just one big mistake, surely. Wrongly labelled boxes. Or perhaps a fiendish conspiracy by Saudi’s Hezbollah enemies in Beirut to embarrass the most respected royal family in the Middle East."<ref name="Fisk"/>
No statement has been made by the Saudi authorities. No update on the case has been published since November 2015.

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