Coming from Lebanon: Massive Drug Smuggling Network Arrested in Damascus

The Anti-Narcotics Directorate conducted two security operations in the rural areas of Damascus, resulting in the arrest of three individuals involved in trafficking and smuggling narcotic substances from Lebanon into Syrian territory. Authorities seized 200,000 narcotic pills, 61 kilograms of hashish, and an additional two kilograms of marijuana.

The Directorate stated via its Telegram channel on Tuesday that those arrested are (A.B.), (B.A.), and (A.D.), noting that the operations followed intensive field surveillance and monitoring.

It indicated that the suspects have been referred to the competent authorities to complete investigations and take the necessary legal measures against them.

The Directorate clarified that these operations fall within ongoing security efforts to dismantle drug trafficking and smuggling networks, cut off their entry routes from Lebanon into Syrian territory, limit the spread of this scourge, and protect society from its dangers.

On the seventh of this month, the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Homs announced the arrest of a leader of a drug smuggling network and the seizure of 120,000 Captagon pills, in addition to nine kilograms of hashish.