The Anti-Narcotics Administration in Syria announced today, Friday, the thwarting of an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of drugs out of the country, and the seizure of about 1,300,000 Captagon pills in Homs Governorate.
The administration affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Interior explained that it carried out a security operation after careful monitoring and follow-up, which resulted in the arrest of the person responsible for the shipment, and the seizure of narcotic pills that were hidden inside plastic buckets with the intention of camouflaging them, in preparation for smuggling them out of the country.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa had confirmed that Syria inherited from the previous era a heavy legacy of drug manufacturing and promotion, stressing that one of the state’s priorities is to wage a comprehensive war against this scourge, dry up its sources, and cut off its smuggling routes.
Al-Sharaa’s position came in conjunction with the launch by the Ministries of Interior and Health, at the end of last month, of the national campaign to combat drugs and treat addiction under the title “Syria Without Drugs.”
During the launch of the campaign, the Syrian government presented its efforts in combating drugs, as the Ministry of Interior announced the dismantling of 17 Captagon manufacturing factories, seizing 20 storage warehouses, in addition to dismantling 90 smuggling networks.
The total toll of the seizures amounted to about 697 million Captagon pills, in addition to 221 tons of raw materials used in manufacturing, and other quantities of hashish, crystal, narcotic drugs, cocaine, and heroin.
In recent years, before the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syria has transformed into one of the most prominent countries in the manufacture and export of drugs, especially Captagon pills, through networks that were supported by the previous regime.
