Syrian Interior Ministry Seizes Drug Shipment from Lebanon
ARK News.. The Syrian Interior Ministry announced the seizure of a drug shipment smuggled from Lebanon into Syria following an armed clash between security forces and traffickers.
According to the ministry’s statement, the Anti-Narcotics Branch in Rural Damascus, in coordination with the Border Guard Directorate in the Zabadani area, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics from Lebanese territory after extensive monitoring and surveillance.
The seized shipment included 498 slabs of hashish and 198 packets of narcotic pills, the ministry confirmed.
It added that during the operation, security forces engaged in a clash with the smugglers, forcing them to abandon the cargo and flee.
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