The Saudi import ban drove down the price of local produce in Lebanon by as much as 40 per cent and cut farmers off from a source of scare dollars at a time of severe economic stress.
Saudi authorities said last week that they seized 5.3 million Captagon pills and 2.4 million amphetamine tablets hidden inside pomegranates imported from Lebanon.
The ban will remain until Lebanon provides "adequate and reliable guarantees" that it is taking action against drug traffickers, the Saudi Interior Ministry had said.
The Lebanese Army subsequently raided Captagon factories in the Bekaa Valley, an area controlled by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.